Competition and Markets Authority cases and projects

From:: Competition and Markets Authority

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 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
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
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
CMA review of Part 3, Article 29, and Part 1 of Schedule 4 of the Home Credit Market Investigation Order 2007
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 28 February 2024
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
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
UK government bonds: suspected anti-competitive arrangements
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 13 November 2018
ALD / LeasePlan merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 5 September 2022
- Closed: 8 November 2022
London Stock Exchange Group PLC / Quantile Group Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 3 March 2022
- Closed: 26 October 2022
Investment consultants 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: 14 September 2017
- Closed: 10 June 2019
Price comparison website: use of most favoured nation clauses
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 26 September 2017
S&P Global Inc. / IHS Markit Ltd merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 24 June 2021
- Closed: 1 June 2022
FNZ / GBST merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance with remedies
- Opened: 18 November 2019
- Closed: 18 January 2022
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. / Willis Towers Watson (Treaty Reinsurance business) merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 4 October 2021
- Closed: 22 November 2021
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. / Willis Towers Watson (certain assets) merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 8 July 2020
- Closed: 5 October 2021
NCR Corporation / Cardtronics plc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 15 June 2021
- Closed: 10 September 2021
IHS Markit Ltd / CME Global Inc. JV Merger Inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 4 June 2021
- Closed: 2 September 2021
Montagu / ParentPay merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 6 May 2021
- Closed: 12 July 2021
ION Investment Group Limited / Broadway Technology Holdings LLC
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 7 April 2020
- Closed: 10 November 2020
Crowdcube / Seedrs merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 23 October 2020
- Closed: 25 March 2021
Ardonagh Group / Bennetts Motorcycling Services merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 undertakings in lieu of reference
- Opened: 2 July 2020
- Closed: 20 November 2020
‘Loyalty penalty’ super-complaint
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services and 1 others
- Opened: 28 September 2018
Visa International Service Association / Plaid Inc. merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 16 June 2020
- Closed: 5 October 2020
Mastercard / Nets merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 referral
- Opened: 16 March 2020
- Closed: 6 April 2020
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc / Experian Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 23 May 2019
- Closed: 18 March 2020
Review of Part 6 of the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 1 July 2019
MUFG Bank / DVB Bank merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 16 August 2019
- Closed: 13 November 2019
PayPal Holdings, Inc / iZettle AB merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 20 September 2018
- Closed: 12 June 2019
OneSavings Bank PLC / Charter Court Financial Services Group PLC merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 5 June 2019
- Closed: 23 August 2019
First Data Corporation / Fiserv, Inc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 13 May 2019
- Closed: 12 July 2019
Non-Standard Finance plc / Provident Financial plc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 26 February 2019
- Closed: 14 June 2019
Northern Ireland Personal Current Account Order 2008 review
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 28 August 2015
- Closed: 8 January 2018
Visa International Service Association / Earthport plc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 4 April 2019
- Closed: 10 May 2019
Statutory audit market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 9 October 2018
TopCashback / Quidco merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 7 November 2018
- Closed: 21 March 2019
Experian Limited / Credit Laser Holdings (Clearscore)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 25 May 2018
- Closed: 27 February 2019
Nasdaq, Inc. / Cinnober Financial Technology AB merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 23 November 2018
- Closed: 7 February 2019
CME Group / NEX Group merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 13 September 2018
- Closed: 19 November 2018
Review of the PPI Order
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Opened: 6 September 2018
Post Office Limited / Payzone UK Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 23 August 2018
- Closed: 12 November 2018
ION Investment Group / Fidessa group merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 18 June 2018
- Closed: 22 August 2018
Digital comparison tools market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications and 3 others
- Opened: 29 September 2016
- Closed: 26 September 2017
Intercontinental Exchange / Trayport merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 prohibition
- Opened: 12 January 2016
- Closed: 15 December 2017
NHBC structural warranties undertakings review
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction and 1 others
- Opened: 21 March 2017
- Closed: 1 February 2018
IP / Touchstone Innovations merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 29 August 2017
- Closed: 8 November 2017
Cardtronics / DirectCash Payments merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 10 January 2017
- Closed: 22 September 2017
Bacs Payment Schemes / Faster Payments Scheme / Cheque & Credit Clearing Company merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 23 June 2017
- Closed: 19 July 2017
Standard Life / Aberdeen Asset Management merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 22 May 2017
- Closed: 18 July 2017

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