The Curse of Bigness: New Antitrust Supplement
July 9, 2020
No Comments
By Tim Wu (Columbia University) This is a supplement to the book “The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New
CPI
Google’s Fitbit Deal Must Offer Concessions Or Face EU Probe
July 9, 2020
No Comments
Google will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation into its planned $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit unless
US Top Antitrust Enforcers Hone In On SmileDirectClub Case
July 8, 2020
No Comments
A federal appeals court dispute over a dental company’s ability to operate in Alabama has drawn the nation’s top antitrust
US Judge Allows Apple-Intel To Re-File Antitrust-Patent Fight Against Fortress
July 8, 2020
No Comments
US District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco allows Apple and Intel to revise and refile antitrust complaint alleging that
EU Court Cuts Infineon Antitrust Fine By 7%
July 8, 2020
No Comments
Europe’s second top court on Wednesday, July 8, cut Infineon Technologies’ cartel fine by 7% to €76.87 million (US$86.7 million),
KKR To Buy Life Insurer Global Atlantic For $4.4B
July 8, 2020
No Comments
Private-equity giant KKR announced it has agreed to buy the retirement and life insurance company Global Atlantic Financial Group in
EC OKs German Fund To Support Enterprises Affected by Coronavirus Outbreak
July 8, 2020
No Comments
The European Commission has approved German plans to set up a fund with a budget of up to €500 billion
Wirecard Administrator Sees Strong Interest From Potential Buyers
July 8, 2020
No Comments
The court-appointed administrator guiding Wirecard AG’s insolvency said dozens of investors have emerged to buy what’s left of the Munich-based
CoreLogic Rejects $7B Takeover Bid
July 8, 2020
No Comments
Property data and analytics company CoreLogic rejected an unsolicited US$7 billion takeover offer from two investment firms on Tuesday, July
EU Extends Probe Into EssilorLuxottica’s Dutch Deal
July 8, 2020
No Comments
EU antitrust authorities have extended their investigation into Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica’s €7.2 billion (US$8.1 billion) bid for Dutch opticians group
