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 'Retail, hospitality and leisure business rates multipliers and pubs and live music venues relief' subsidy scheme by HM Treasury
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure and 1 others
- Opened: 10 February 2026
- Closed: 20 March 2026
Topps Tiles / CTD Tiles (certain assets) merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 3 October 2024
- Closed: 22 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
Norcros / Fibo merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 16 July 2025
- Closed: 20 October 2025
Emma Group: consumer protection case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 30 November 2022
Suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to fragrances and fragrance ingredients (51257)
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 7 March 2023
Infant formula and follow-on formula market study
- Case type: Markets
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 recommendations to government
- Opened: 20 February 2024
- Closed: 14 February 2025
Loyalty pricing in the groceries sector
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 30 January 2024
- Closed: 27 November 2024
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Household goods, furniture and furnishings and 1 others
- Opened: 26 January 2023
Wowcher Group: consumer protection case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 31 March 2023
- Closed: 15 July 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
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
Investigation into Amazon’s Marketplace
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 5 July 2022
- Closed: 3 November 2023
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
Unit pricing
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 31 January 2023
- Closed: 30 January 2024
Anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the sale of Leicester City FC-branded products and merchandise
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 23 September 2021
Morrisons / McColl's merger Inquiry: Review of undertakings
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 20 July 2023
- Closed: 31 October 2023
Morrisons / McColl's merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 30 May 2022
Referral of Energy Bills Discount Scheme for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources and 6 others
- Opened: 28 February 2023
- Closed: 13 April 2023
CD&R / Morrisons
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Motor industry and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 29 October 2021
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
Capco / Shaftesbury merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 15 November 2022
- Closed: 22 February 2023
Anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the pricing of Rangers FC-branded replica football kit
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion and 1 others
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 16 December 2020
- Closed: 25 November 2022
Culligan / Waterlogic merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 23 June 2022
- Closed: 9 December 2022
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Incorporated / Euro Auctions Group merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 13 December 2021
- Closed: 3 May 2022
Domestic Lighting: anti-competitive practices concerning resale price maintenance
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 25 November 2020
- Closed: 23 March 2022
Groupon: Consumer Protection Case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Consumer enforcement - undertakings
- Opened: 1 July 2011
- Closed: 8 October 2021
Adevinta / eBay merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 2 December 2020
- Closed: 3 December 2021
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation / Findel Education merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 31 March 2020
- Closed: 2 November 2020
Carlsberg UK Holdings Limited / Marston's PLC merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 18 August 2020
- Closed: 2 November 2020
Hand sanitiser products: suspected excessive and unfair pricing
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 18 June 2020
- Closed: 3 September 2020
Pharm-a-Care/ Haliborange merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 5 May 2020
- Closed: 13 July 2020
Hasbro Inc / Entertainment One Ltd merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 21 November 2019
- Closed: 16 January 2020
Review of Ocado Group plc designation under the Groceries (Supply Chain Practices) Market Investigation Order 2009
- Case type: Reviews of orders and undertakings
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 16 October 2019
J Sainsbury PLC / Asda Group Ltd merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 prohibition
- Opened: 18 May 2018
- Closed: 9 July 2019
Sports equipment sector: anti-competitive practices
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 18 November 2015
- Closed: 24 August 2017
Co-operative Group / Nisa Retail merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 22 February 2018
- Closed: 21 May 2018
Mole Valley Farmers / Countrywide Farmers merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 4 January 2018
- Closed: 4 April 2018
Henderson Retail / Martin McColl merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 12 December 2017
- Closed: 23 February 2018
Tesco / Booker merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 30 May 2017
- Closed: 20 December 2017
Fintrax / GB TaxFree merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 26 September 2017
- Closed: 1 December 2017
Vision Express / Tesco Opticians merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 2 August 2017
- Closed: 17 November 2017
Mobility scooters: anti-competitive practices
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: CA98 - administrative priorities
- Opened: 11 April 2017
- Closed: 19 October 2017
Single-wrapped impulse ice cream: suspected anti-competitive conduct
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: CA98 - no grounds for action
- Opened: 16 February 2017
- Closed: 10 August 2017
Auction services: anti-competitive practices
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: CA98 - commitments
- Opened: 22 November 2016
- Closed: 29 June 2017
Light fittings sector: anti-competitive practices
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 16 August 2016
- Closed: 20 June 2017
RM / Hedgelane merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 4 April 2017
- Closed: 16 June 2017
Stanley Black & Decker / Newell Brands merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 15 February 2017
- Closed: 8 May 2017
ACCO Europe / Esselte Group Holdings merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 2 December 2016
- Closed: 13 February 2017
Co-operative / ML Convenience and MLCG merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 8 July 2016
- Closed: 26 January 2017

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