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).

Referral of the proposed subsidy scheme, the British Industry Supercharger, by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Opened: 10 November 2023
- Closed: 22 December 2023
Referral of proposed subsidy to Capital and Centric (505) Ltd by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 14 November 2023
- Closed: 21 December 2023
Adobe / Figma merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 cancellation
- Opened: 3 May 2023
- Closed: 19 December 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
Brookfield & Cameco / Westinghouse merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 2 August 2023
- Closed: 19 December 2023
Rented housing sector consumer research project
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 28 February 2023
Bestway Panacea Holdings Limited / Lexon UK Holdings and Asurex merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Opened: 17 April 2023
Simba Sleep Limited: consumer protection case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Household goods, furniture and furnishings
- Opened: 15 December 2023
ABP / Scotbeef assets merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 29 July 2023
- Closed: 14 December 2023
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Household goods, furniture and furnishings and 1 others
- Opened: 26 January 2023
Microsoft / OpenAI partnership merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Electronics
- Opened: 8 December 2023
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 Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit Programme by the UK Space Agency (UKSA)
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Opened: 5 December 2023
SSE code modifications appeal
- Case type: Regulatory references and appeals
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 14 January 2021
Siemens / Heliox merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Opened: 27 October 2023
- Closed: 4 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
Referral of the proposed West Midlands Bus Recovery Grant by the West Midlands Combined Authority
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 12 October 2023
- Closed: 22 November 2023
Wowcher Group: consumer protection case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 31 March 2023
Referral of Net Zero Hydrogen Fund scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 5 October 2023
- Closed: 15 November 2023
Whitby Seafoods / Kilhorne Bay Seafoods merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Food manufacturing
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 referral
- Opened: 8 August 2023
- Closed: 10 November 2023
Self-funded IVF: consumer law guidance
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Opened: 7 February 2020
Referral of Hydrogen Production Business Model subsidy scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Opened: 21 September 2023
Morrisons / McColl's merger Inquiry: Review of undertakings
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 20 July 2023
Morrisons / McColl's merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Opened: 30 May 2022
Referral of the proposed subsidy to Loganair Limited by Dundee City Council
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 14 September 2023
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
Worcester Bosch: consumer protection case
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Energy
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 prohibition
- Opened: 6 July 2022
- Closed: 20 November 2023
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard (ex-cloud streaming rights) merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 undertakings in lieu of reference
- Opened: 22 August 2023
- Closed: 13 October 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
Portman Healthcare / Dentex Healthcare merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Markets - phase 1 undertakings in lieu of reference
- Opened: 9 December 2022
- Closed: 20 September 2023
UnitedHealth Group / EMIS merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 20 January 2023
- Closed: 29 September 2023
LKQ Corporation / Uni-Select merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Motor industry
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Opened: 15 June 2023
Referral of the proposed subsidy to Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd by Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Opened: 4 August 2023
- Closed: 15 September 2023
Atgyfeirio cymhorthdal arfaethedig Morglawdd Caergybi i Stena Line Ports Ltd gan Lywodraeth Cymru
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 28 June 2023
- Closed: 9 August 2023
Referral of proposed Holyhead Breakwater subsidy by the Welsh Government
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Opened: 28 June 2023
- Closed: 9 August 2023
OIM periodic report 2023
- Case type: OIM Project
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Not applicable
- Opened: 1 May 2022
- Closed: 22 March 2023
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
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
Broadcom / VMware merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 21 November 2022
- Closed: 21 August 2023
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
Referral of proposed subsidy to Shearer Property Group Limited and Hill Holdings Limited by Coventry City Council in relation to the redevelopment of the southern part of the city centre
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 22 June 2023
- Closed: 3 August 2023
Referral of Stoford Digbeth Ltd subsidy by Birmingham City Council
- Case type: SAU Referral
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Opened: 1 June 2023
Liothyronine tablets: suspected excessive and unfair pricing
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Opened: 25 October 2016
NEC Software Solutions UK / Capita Secure Solutions and Services merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance with remedies
- Opened: 5 January 2022
- Closed: 1 August 2023
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
OIM annual report 2023
- Case type: OIM Project
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Not applicable
- Opened: 1 May 2022
- Closed: 22 March 2023

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