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).

Theramex/European Rights to Viatris’ Femoston and Duphaston products
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 20 November 2023
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
Pharmacy2U / Lloyds Direct merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment and 2 others
- Opened: 30 November 2023
Hydrocortisone tablets: alleged excessive and unfair pricing, anti-competitive agreements and abusive conduct (50277)
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
Investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct by Vifor Pharma in relation to intravenous iron treatments
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 31 January 2024
Liothyronine tablets: suspected excessive and unfair pricing
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 25 October 2016
Phenytoin sodium capsules: suspected unfair pricing
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter II
- Opened: 1 May 2013
Pharmaceuticals: anti-competitive agreements
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 10 October 2017
Nortriptyline investigation: director disqualification
- Case type: Competition disqualification
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical drugs: suspected anti-competitive agreements
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 10 October 2017
Paroxetine investigation: anti-competitive agreements and conduct
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 11 August 2011
Nortriptyline investigation: anti-competitive agreement and conduct
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 10 October 2017
Investigation into supply of lithium-based medication for the treatment of bipolar disease
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - commitments
- Opened: 5 October 2020
- Closed: 18 December 2020
CSL Behring LLC / uniQure biopharma BV merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 6 November 2020
- Closed: 27 November 2020
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC/Osurnia business of Elanco Animal Health Incorporated Merger Inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 26 March 2020
- Closed: 15 July 2020
Fludrocortisone acetate tablets: anti-competitive agreement (50455)
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 10 October 2017
Fludrocortisone acetate tablets: director disqualification
- Case type: Competition disqualification
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
Roche Holdings, Inc / Spark Therapeutics, Inc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 10 June 2019
- Closed: 16 December 2019
Pharmaceutical sector: suspected anti-competitive agreements and conduct 50780
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - administrative priorities
- Opened: 10 October 2017
- Closed: 25 November 2019
Hydrocortisone tablets: alleged anti-competitive agreements and abusive conduct (50277-3)
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 18 October 2017
Hydrocortisone tablets: alleged anti-competitive agreements and abusive conduct (50277-2)
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 12 April 2016
Hydrocortisone tablets: alleged excessive and unfair pricing (50277-1)
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 8 March 2016
Remicade: alleged abusive discount scheme
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - no grounds for action
- Opened: 1 December 2015
Baxter, Inc / Hospira UK Limited’s compounding business and related assets merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 18 October 2018
- Closed: 4 January 2019
Pharmaceutical sector: suspected anti-competitive agreements
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 10 October 2017
- Closed: 14 November 2018
Tiancheng International Investment / Biotest AG merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 2 February 2018
- Closed: 5 June 2018
AAH Pharmaceuticals / MASTA and Sangers merger
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment and 2 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 8 January 2016
- Closed: 10 August 2016
Vectura / Skyepharma merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 27 April 2016
- Closed: 24 May 2016
LEO Pharma / Astellas Pharma merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 22 January 2016
- Closed: 5 April 2016
Review of structural merger undertakings given before 1 January 2005
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources and 18 others
- Opened: 26 March 2015
- Closed: 23 March 2016
Supply of medicines
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 14 May 2015
- Closed: 8 December 2015
Actavis UK / Auden Mckenzie merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 30 March 2015
- Closed: 30 June 2015
Conduct in the pharmaceutical sector investigation
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - administrative priorities
- Opened: 24 June 2014
- Closed: 4 June 2015
Perrigo Company / Omega Pharma Invest merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 13 January 2015
- Closed: 9 April 2015
Coopervision (UK) Holdings / Sauflon Pharmaceuticals merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 19 September 2014
- Closed: 16 January 2015
Review of IMS Health undertakings
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 1 January 2012
- Closed: 26 March 2014
ProStrakan Group / Archimedes Pharma merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 6 August 2014
- Closed: 1 December 2014
Omnicell / SurgiChem
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 15 January 2014
- Closed: 8 August 2014
Shire / Viropharma
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 6 December 2013
- Closed: 8 April 2014
Reviews completed by the CC since the Enterprise Act 2002
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources and 8 others
- Opened: 19 June 2013
United Drug plc / Pharmexx UK Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 21 December 2012
Christie / Orridge Business Sales Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 1 June 2012
Danone / Complan Foods Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 8 June 2011
Reckitt Benckiser: alleged abuse of a dominant position
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter II
- Opened: 1 November 2008
- Closed: 13 April 2011
GlaxoSmithKline plc / Pfizer Inc
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 9 July 2009
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals UK: alleged abuse of a dominant position
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: CA98 - no grounds for action
- Opened: 1 October 2005
- Closed: 1 May 2008
Lloyds Pharmacy / Independent Pharmacy Care Centres
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Closed: 23 August 2007
Novartis AG / NeuTec Pharma plc
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 12 July 2006
AstraZeneca UK Ltd / Cambridge Antibody Technology plc
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 30 May 2006
W & J Dunlops Ltd / Genusexpress Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 22 March 2006

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