Organisation: Siemens
CADE agrees settlements in sprawling HR information exchange probe
Brazil’s competition authority has signed settlement agreements with six healthcare companies and 35 individuals after they agreed to pay a total of €6.7 million for participating in an expansive cartel that allegedly exchanged sensitive information related to hiring practices and employee salaries.
26 September 2022
French broadcasters propose remedies to appease apprehensive enforcer
TF1 and M6 have reportedly offered to keep their television and radio advertising businesses separate for three years to sway France’s Competition Authority towards clearing their contentious merger.
23 August 2022
GCR Awards 2022: voting now open
Readers are invited to vote for the cases, law firms, lawyers and enforcers they believe excelled in 2021.
24 January 2022
Italy closes abuse probe due to lack of evidence
The Italian Competition Authority has closed an abuse of dominance investigation into a manufacturer of plastic moulded products and associated machinery after the agency found no evidence of anticompetitive conduct.
17 November 2021
Tickets still available for GCR Live: Foreign Investment and Protectionism
Government officials, private practitioners and in-house counsel are preparing to take a truly global look at the myriad of foreign investment screening regimes at next month’s GCR Live: Foreign Investment and Protectionism.
16 November 2021
Oxera strengthens in Europe
Oxera has appointed two economists to its partnership – hiring Hélène Bourguignon from MAPP-KPMG in France and promoting Stéphane Dewulf in Brussels.
03 November 2021
Financial data deal highlights sharp decline in EU Phase I conditional approvals
The European Commission has approved the $44 billion merger between financial data providers S&P Global and IHS Markit with structural remedies, marking only its fifth Phase I conditional clearance this year.
25 October 2021
Spain hits rail network sector with second major fine
Spain’s competition authority has fined seven rail and communications companies as well as 10 executives a combined €127.8 million for bid-rigging, in the latest of two major fines imposed on the rail network market since 2019.
04 October 2021
Community round-up: Addleshaw Goddard launches French competition practice
Brattle Group and Addleshaw Goddard have bolstered their respective competition teams with lateral hires in Brussels and Paris, while Levy & Salomão has named a new partner in Brasília.
03 September 2021
Russell McVeagh’s competition head leaves for the bar
Sarah Keene has left Russell McVeagh to join New Zealand’s bar as an independent barrister after almost 17 years at the firm.
20 August 2021