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).

Hays / Polka Dot and Hays / Millington merger inquiries
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 17 December 2025
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
Veterinary services for household pets
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 7 September 2023
viagogo: consumer protection enforcement case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 17 November 2025
StubHub: consumer protection enforcement case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 17 November 2025
Gold’s Gym (UK) Limited: consumer protection enforcement case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 17 November 2025
Sportradar / IMG Arena merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 11 July 2025
- Closed: 3 November 2025
Spreadex / Sporting Index merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 28 December 2023
Ticketmaster: consumer protection case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - undertakings
- Opened: 5 September 2024
- Closed: 25 September 2025
viagogo / StubHub merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance with remedies
- Opened: 13 December 2019
- Closed: 8 September 2021
Referral of the proposed subsidy to The Auckland Project by Durham County Council
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 14 February 2025
- Closed: 28 March 2025
Mobile browsers and cloud gaming
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics and 1 others
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 2 adverse effect on competition leading to remedies
- Opened: 10 June 2022
- Closed: 12 March 2025
Referral of the proposed Business Rates Relief for Film Studios scheme by HM Treasury
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 12 December 2024
- Closed: 28 January 2025
Referral of the proposed Extension Awards over £1 million subsidy scheme by Arts Council England
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 8 November 2024
- Closed: 19 December 2024
Referral of the proposed subsidy to Sports and Leisure Management Ltd by Sheffield City Council
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 7 October 2024
Referral of the proposed subsidy to the National Theatre by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 27 June 2024
- Closed: 9 August 2024
AlphaTheta / Serato merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 23 January 2024
- Closed: 22 July 2024
Referral of the proposed subsidy for a leisure and wellbeing hub by Tees Valley Combined Authority
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 2 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
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 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
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 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
Referral of proposed subsidy to LiveWire by Warrington Borough Council
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 9 May 2023
- Closed: 20 June 2023
Referral of English National Opera Subsidy by The Arts Council of England
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 27 March 2023
- Closed: 23 May 2023
Review of merger undertakings given by British Sky Broadcasting
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 8 March 2023
PCR Travel Tests
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 3 September 2021
Admiral Taverns / Hampden Pub Estate merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 28 September 2021
- Closed: 20 June 2022
Mobile ecosystems market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications and 2 others
- Opened: 15 June 2021
- Closed: 10 June 2022
Online console video gaming
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics and 1 others
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - undertakings
- Opened: 5 April 2019
- Closed: 13 April 2022
COVID-19 cancellations: package holidays
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - undertakings
- Opened: 7 July 2020
- Closed: 9 March 2022
COVID-19: lockdown flight refunds
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure and 1 others
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - no formal action
- Opened: 16 December 2020
- Closed: 7 October 2021
TravelSupermarket / Icelolly merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 25 June 2021
- Closed: 6 September 2021
CVC Capital / Six Nations Rugby Merger Inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 26 May 2021
- Closed: 27 August 2021
Secondary ticketing websites
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 26 July 2012
Digital Markets Taskforce
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications and 1 others
- Opened: 3 April 2020
- Closed: 8 December 2020
Electronic drum sector: anti-competitive practices 50565-5
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 17 April 2018
- Closed: 20 June 2020
Evolution / NetEnt merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 22 September 2020
- Closed: 8 December 2020
COVID-19 cancellations: weddings
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Closed: 26 November 2020
Digital pianos, digital keyboards and guitars: anti-competitive practices 50565-6
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 17 April 2018
- Closed: 17 July 2020
Entertainment and recreation services sector: suspected anti-competitive agreements and conduct
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: CA98 - administrative priorities
- Opened: 1 August 2019
- Closed: 21 August 2020
Hotel online booking: monitoring of pricing practices of online travel agents
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Opened: 16 September 2015
- Closed: 6 April 2017
Synthesizers and hi-tech equipment: anti-competitive practices 50565-4
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 17 April 2018
- Closed: 26 August 2020
Cancellations: holiday accommodation
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Closed: 3 July 2020
Online platforms and digital advertising market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications and 1 others
- Opened: 3 July 2019
- Closed: 1 July 2020
Flutter Entertainment plc / The Stars Group Inc. merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 4 February 2020
- Closed: 31 March 2020
Guitars: anti-competitive practices 50565-3
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 17 April 2018
Stonegate Pub Company / Ei Group plc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 11 October 2019
- Closed: 21 February 2020
Cartamundi NV / Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A. / United States Playing Card Company merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 exception to duty to refer
- Opened: 15 October 2019
- Closed: 6 December 2019

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