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).

Getty Images / Shutterstock merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Communications and 1 others
- Opened: 23 June 2025
Online consumer reviews
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Communications and 2 others
- Opened: 24 July 2025
Pasta Evangelists: consumer protection enforcement case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries and 1 others
- Opened: 26 March 2026
Just Eat: consumer protection enforcement case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 26 March 2026
Dignity: consumer protection enforcement case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 26 March 2026
Referral of the proposed network subsidy to Post Office Limited for 2026 to 2029 by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 13 February 2026
- Closed: 19 March 2026
Referral of the proposed Post Office Remediation Unit and Horizon IT Inquiry 2026 to 2027 and IR35 liability costs subsidy by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 28 January 2026
- Closed: 10 March 2026
Referral of the proposed Post Office Transformation Subsidy Scheme by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 26 February 2026
Will writing and other unregulated legal services
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - no formal action
- Opened: 24 July 2023
- Closed: 30 January 2026
Strategic review of CMA markets remedies
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources and 12 others
- Opened: 19 January 2026
Unite / Empiric merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 16 September 2025
Rubix UK/Eriks UK merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 18 July 2025
- Closed: 8 September 2025
EVRi / DHL merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 11 June 2025
- Closed: 5 September 2025
Referral of the proposed Transformation and Network Investment 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
- Opened: 3 June 2025
- Closed: 15 July 2025
Referral of the proposed network 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
- Opened: 13 March 2025
- Closed: 28 April 2025
Referral of the proposed Post Office (Future Technology Portfolio 2025 to 2026) subsidy by the Department for Business and Trade
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 10 March 2025
- Closed: 23 April 2025
Referral of the proposed (Remediation Unit and Horizon IT Inquiry) 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
- Opened: 12 February 2025
- Closed: 26 March 2025
Global Business Travel Group, Inc / CWT Holdings, LLC merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 4 June 2024
- Closed: 10 April 2025
Eurofins / Cellmark merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 18 July 2024
- Closed: 2 August 2024
Leasehold
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Building and construction and 1 others
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - undertakings
- Opened: 11 June 2019
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
Scottish legal services research
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 17 June 2019
HSH Cold Stores / Associated Cold Stores & Transport
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 23 March 2023
ByBox / Pelipod merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 20 February 2023
Farfetch / YOOX Net-A-Porter Group / Richemont
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion and 3 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 31 January 2023
Eville & Jones / Vorenta merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 4 November 2022
- Closed: 3 May 2023
GIC / Greystar / Student Roost merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 22 September 2022
- Closed: 12 April 2023
Veolia / Suez merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 5 February 2021
- Closed: 22 February 2023
Suspected anticompetitive conduct in connection with the procurements for contracts to supply services at Heathrow and Derwentside Immigration Removal Centres
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: CA98 - no grounds for action
- Opened: 1 March 2022
- Closed: 14 February 2023
Children's social care study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 12 March 2021
- Closed: 10 March 2022
Music and streaming market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 27 January 2022
- Closed: 29 November 2022
Bouygues S.A. / Equans S.A.S. merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 20 May 2022
- Closed: 15 November 2022
Booking Holdings Inc / eTraveli Group AB merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 4 July 2022
- Closed: 4 November 2022
VetPartners Limited / Goddard Holdco Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 16 November 2021
- Closed: 2 September 2022
Cheetah Holdco (trading as The Office Group) / Fora Holdings merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 13 June 2022
CVS / Quality Pet Care merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 23 September 2021
- Closed: 1 July 2022
Deutsche Post DHL Group / J.F. Hillebrand Group AG merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 25 January 2022
- Closed: 13 April 2022
Sony Music Entertainment / AWAL and Kobalt Neighbouring Rights businesses merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 18 May 2021
- Closed: 25 April 2022
DPDgroup UK / CitySprint merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 28 October 2021
- Closed: 1 February 2022
iQSA Holdco Limited / GCP Student Living Plc
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 6 December 2021
Scape Living Plc / GCP Student Living Plc
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 6 December 2021
Auction Technology Group / Live Auctioneers, LLC. merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 2 August 2021
- Closed: 12 November 2021
Funerals market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Opened: 24 May 2018

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