Competition and Markets Authority cases and projects

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This case finder includes cases and projects from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Office for the Internal Market (OIM) and Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU).

Referral of the proposed social sector medium and high-rise buildings fire safety Scheme by the Welsh Government
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 25 March 2024
Aviva / AIG Life merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 8 February 2024
- Closed: 3 May 2024
Daily Mail and General Holdings Limited / News Corp UK & Ireland Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Paper printing and packaging
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 1 February 2024
- Closed: 1 May 2024
Referral of the proposed Green Freeports in Scotland Subsidy Scheme by Scottish Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Not applicable
- Opened: 11 March 2024
Pharmacy2U / Lloyds Direct merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment and 2 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 30 November 2023
- Closed: 19 April 2024
Referral of the proposed English Investment Zones Scheme by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications and 6 others
- Opened: 4 March 2024
- Closed: 17 April 2024
Arçelik / Whirlpool EMEA merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Household goods, furniture and furnishings
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 11 July 2023
- Closed: 7 March 2024
Referral of the proposed Capacity Market Scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 21 February 2024
- Closed: 5 April 2024
Wolseley/Kooltech merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Household goods, furniture and furnishings and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 11 September 2023
- Closed: 3 April 2024
Private healthcare market investigation
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 2 adverse effect on competition leading to remedies
- Opened: 4 April 2012
- Closed: 28 April 2017
Referral of the proposed Network Support Grant by Transport Scotland
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 15 February 2024
Qualcomm Incorporated / Autotalks Ltd merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Opened: 29 September 2023
- Closed: 25 March 2024
Referral of the proposed subsidy for 2024 to 2026 to the English National Opera by The Arts Council of England
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 6 February 2024
- Closed: 19 March 2024
Referral of the proposed subsidy for the Gobbins Phase 2 Project by Belfast City Council
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 6 February 2024
Referral from the Development Bank of Wales for its Rescue and Restructuring Scheme
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 24 January 2024
- Closed: 5 March 2024
Referral of the proposed subsidy to Related Argent Property Limited Partnership by the London Borough of Barnet
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 19 January 2024
- Closed: 29 February 2024
Electric vehicle charging market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
Referral of the proposed subsidy by the Department for Business and Trade for Post Office Process Review compensation
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 12 January 2024
Referral of the proposed subsidy scheme, the Contracts for Difference for Renewables (as at Allocation Round 6), by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 11 January 2024
Investigation into Amazon’s Marketplace
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 5 July 2022
- Closed: 3 November 2023
Liner Shipping Consortia Block Exemption Regulation
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 24 August 2022
Referral of the proposed subsidy to Tata Steel UK by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Engineering
- Opened: 21 December 2023
Asda / Arthur (Co-op) merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Oil and gas refining and petrochemicals and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 31 October 2022
Referral from the Welsh Government of a Scheme to Extend High Speed Broadband in Wales
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Telecommunications
- Opened: 13 December 2023
- Closed: 29 January 2024
Alumasc / ARP and Rainwater Online Holdings merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 26 October 2023
- Closed: 15 December 2023
Referral of the proposed subsidy to BMW UK Manufacturing Limited by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Motor industry
- Opened: 12 December 2023
Referral of the proposed subsidy for Eden Project Morecambe by Lancaster City Council
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 8 December 2023
Copart / Hills Motors merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Motor industry
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 9 August 2022
- Closed: 14 December 2022
Referral of the proposed subsidy for the Mourne Mountain Gateway Project by Belfast City Council
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 27 November 2023
Referral of the proposed Industrial Energy Transformation Fund Phase 3 subsidy scheme, by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Mineral extraction, mining and quarrying
- Opened: 24 November 2023
- Closed: 11 January 2024
Anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the sale of Leicester City FC-branded products and merchandise
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 23 September 2021
Referral of the proposed subsidy scheme, the British Industry Supercharger, by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Opened: 10 November 2023
- Closed: 22 December 2023
Referral of proposed subsidy to Capital and Centric (505) Ltd by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 14 November 2023
- Closed: 21 December 2023
Investigation into Meta's (formerly Facebook) use of data
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Outcome type: CA98 - commitments
- Opened: 3 June 2021
- Closed: 3 November 2023
Adobe / Figma merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 3 May 2023
- Closed: 19 December 2023
Referral of proposed subsidy to Lakeland Forum (Fermanagh and Omagh District Council) by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 7 November 2023
Brookfield & Cameco / Westinghouse merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 2 August 2023
- Closed: 19 December 2023
Bestway Panacea Holdings Limited / Lexon UK Holdings and Asurex merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Opened: 17 April 2023
ABP / Scotbeef assets merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 29 July 2023
- Closed: 14 December 2023
Referral of the proposed subsidy Post Office IT Interim Funding by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 26 October 2023
- Closed: 7 December 2023
Referral of the Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit Programme by the UK Space Agency (UKSA)
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Opened: 5 December 2023
Siemens / Heliox merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 27 October 2023
- Closed: 4 December 2023
Referral of the proposed subsidy to Post Office Limited by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Closed: 29 November 2023
Referral of the proposed West Midlands Bus Recovery Grant by the West Midlands Combined Authority
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 12 October 2023
- Closed: 22 November 2023
Referral of Net Zero Hydrogen Fund scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 5 October 2023
- Closed: 15 November 2023
Whitby Seafoods / Kilhorne Bay Seafoods merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Food manufacturing
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 referral
- Opened: 8 August 2023
- Closed: 10 November 2023
Referral of Hydrogen Production Business Model subsidy scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 21 September 2023
Referral of the proposed subsidy to Loganair Limited by Dundee City Council
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 14 September 2023
Retail banking market investigation
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 2 adverse effect on competition leading to remedies
- Opened: 19 June 2013
- Closed: 2 February 2017
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 prohibition
- Opened: 6 July 2022
- Closed: 20 November 2023

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