Poland Leads EU Cartel Enforcement in 2025: Key Trends
For all the talk about digital markets, algorithms, and gatekeepers, 2025 may…
Slovak Antimonopoly Office Initiates Review of AVON International’s Acquisition of Natura &Co UK Holding
On 8 October 2025, the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (AMO)…
Spain Blocks Curium’s IRAB Takeover Over Radiopharmaceuticals Competition Concerns
Spain’s National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has prohibited Curium Pharma…
OpenAI Raises Competition Concerns with EU Regulators over Big Tech’s AI Dominance
OpenAI has formally expressed concerns to European competition authorities about the growing…
CMA Designates Google as Having Strategic Market Status in General Search Services
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded its strategic market…
Spain Probes Possible Collusion in Castilla-La Mancha Road Transport Contracts
The Spanish National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has launched an…
The Balance Sheet: A Lawyer’s Guide
If you’re a lawyer or a regulator, think of the balance sheet…
(9/10/25) CVSG Jumps +10%, Getty in the Pipeline
Last week, our portfolio performed solidly across the board. All holdings gained…
Brazil Launches Cartel Probe into Highway Repair Contracts
Brazil’s competition watchdog CADE, together with the Federal Police and the Office…
Australia Warns Yamaha’s Takeover of Telwater Could Curb Competition in Boat and Motor Markets
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has raised serious concerns that…
Italy Fines ALD Automotive €5 Million for Misleading Commercial Practices
The Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, AGCM)…
EU Merger Guidelines Feedback Exposes Clash between Industrial Policy and Legal Purity
The European Commission’s consultation on its Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines has…