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The CMA has provisionally found Facebook’s merger with Giphy will harm competition between social media platforms and remove a potential challenger in the display advertising market.
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The CMA has found that the purchase of GBST by rival FNZ could lead to poorer service and higher prices following a careful reassessment of the deal.
The CMA welcomes today’s Competition Appeal Tribunal judgment, dismissing Sabre’s challenge of the CMA’s decision to block its proposed acquisition of Farelogix.
Following a provisional clearance last month, the CMA is now allowing the proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 to go ahead.
The CMA has today welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss all 4 of Facebook’s grounds of appeal in a key case on how companies engage with the CMA.
Imprivata and Isosec have abandoned their proposed tie-up after the CMA found competition concerns.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Imprivata’s proposed acquisition of Isosec raises competition concerns.
The CMA has found that Bellis’ completed £6.8bn purchase of Asda could lead to higher petrol prices in some parts of the country.
Three leading competition authorities come together to stress importance of merger enforcement for healthy economic recovery
The CMA has provisionally found that a deal between FNZ and GBST would raise significant competition concerns, following its re-examination of available evidence.
The CMA has provisionally cleared the proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2.
The CMA announced today that it has cleared Uber’s purchase of Autocab, following a Phase 1 merger investigation.
Crowdcube and Seedrs have abandoned their proposed tie-up after the CMA provisionally blocked the deal.
The CMA has found that Facebook’s completed acquisition of Giphy raises competition concerns in relation to digital advertising and the supply of GIFs.
Following an in-depth investigation, the CMA has provisionally found that the proposed merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs will reduce competition and innovation.
Following a public consultation, the CMA has published updated guidelines about its approach to analysing mergers.
The CMA has joined forces with counterpart organisations in the U.S., Canada and Europe to consider its approach to investigating pharmaceutical mergers.
The CMA has found that Adevinta’s anticipated £6.5bn ($9.2 billion) purchase of eCG from eBay could lead to higher prices and less choice for consumers.
The CMA is requiring viagogo to sell all of StubHub’s business outside North America after its in-depth investigation identified competition concerns.
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