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).

T&L Sugars/Tereos merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Food manufacturing
- Opened: 12 January 2024
Lindab / HAS-Vent merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 13 November 2023
Microsoft / Inflection AI inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Electronics
- Opened: 24 April 2024
Microsoft / Mistral AI partnership merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Electronics
- Opened: 24 April 2024
Amazon / Anthropic partnership merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Electronics
- Opened: 24 April 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
Theramex/European Rights to Viatris’ Femoston and Duphaston products
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 20 November 2023
Spreadex / Sporting Index merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 28 December 2023
Hanson / Mick George merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 3 August 2023
Vodafone / CK Hutchison JV merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Telecommunications
- Opened: 11 October 2023
TGS/PGS UK merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Oil and gas refining and petrochemicals
- Opened: 12 April 2024
Cérélia / Jus-Rol merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Food manufacturing
- Opened: 4 February 2022
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
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
Circle Health / BMI Healthcare: Review of undertakings
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Opened: 2 August 2021
Aviva / AIG Life merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 8 February 2024
Venus Topco Limited / Atlanta Investment Holdings 3 Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 30 January 2024
Qualcomm Incorporated / Autotalks Ltd merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Opened: 29 September 2023
- Closed: 25 March 2024
Daily Mail and General Holdings Limited / News Corp UK & Ireland Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Paper printing and packaging
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 1 February 2024
Barratt / Redrow merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 15 March 2024
RedBird IMI / Telegraph Media Group merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Communications
- Opened: 30 November 2023
Pennon / Sumisho Osaka Gas Water UK merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Utilities
- Opened: 11 January 2024
AlphaTheta / Serato merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 23 January 2024
Hitachi / Thales merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 14 October 2022
Thermo Fisher Scientific / Olink merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Opened: 2 February 2024
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
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
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
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
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
Microsoft / OpenAI partnership merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Electronics
- Opened: 8 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
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
Morrisons / McColl's merger Inquiry: Review of undertakings
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 20 July 2023
Morrisons / McColl's merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 30 May 2022
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
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard (ex-cloud streaming rights) merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 undertakings in lieu of reference
- Opened: 22 August 2023
- Closed: 13 October 2023
Medivet Group Limited / multiple independent veterinary businesses merger inquiries
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 11 January 2023
Portman Healthcare / Dentex Healthcare merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 undertakings in lieu of reference
- Opened: 9 December 2022
- Closed: 20 September 2023
UnitedHealth Group / EMIS merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 20 January 2023
- Closed: 29 September 2023
LKQ Corporation / Uni-Select merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Motor industry
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 15 June 2023
Bloomberg / Broadway Technology merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 19 July 2023
- Closed: 7 September 2023
Nucleus / Curtis Banks merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 19 July 2023
- Closed: 8 September 2023
Independent Vetcare Limited (IVC) / multiple independent veterinary businesses merger inquiries
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 23 November 2022
Cochlear / Oticon merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Opened: 11 October 2022
Broadcom / VMware merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 21 November 2022
- Closed: 21 August 2023
Severn Trent / Andigestion merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 19 June 2023
Dye & Durham (UK) Limited / TM Group (UK) Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 prohibition
- Opened: 1 September 2021
- Closed: 10 August 2023

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