Many commentators believe that roll-up and other add-on transaction strategies will continue to be attractive to private equity fund managers across global markets. Competition authorities in the UK, Europe and the US have...more
The ECJ’s Illumina/Grail judgment has curtailed the Commission’s direct oversight of certain transactions, thereby elevating the need for national "call-in" powers. These call-in regimes, which are proliferating both inside...more
EU Kommission nimmt Absprachen im Personalbereich in den Blick EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin Margrethe Vestager hat in einer Rede am 22. Oktober 2021 in Rom („A New Era of Cartel Enforcement“) ausdrücklich betont, dass die...more
Reform Vertikal-GVO – Kommission legt Entwürfe der neuen Vertikal-GVO und Vertikalleitlinien vor
Die aktuelle Vertikal-GVO läuft zum 31. Mai 2022 aus. Die Europäische Kommission („Kommission“) hat nun den Entwurf der...more
8/24/2021
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Booking.com ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
European Commission ,
Facebook ,
Germany ,
Merger Controls ,
State Aid ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)
Settlements are a frequently used means of efficiently terminating proceedings, not only in cartel cases but also in other antitrust proceedings. The EU Commission can avoid having to spend resources on a time-consuming...more
12/16/2020
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Contract Terms ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exclusivity ,
Film Industry ,
Licensing Rules ,
Luxembourg ,
Movies ,
Paramount Pictures ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Third-Party Service Provider
On November 25, 2020, the EU Commission adopted an action plan for intellectual property to promote recovery and resilience in the EU – its plan for a new IP strategy. The focus is not only on the protection of, but the...more