In 2022, the French Competition Authority (the "FCA") maintained a high level of activity, focusing notably on digital markets, which remain one of its key priorities. Last year also brought the first successful failing firm...more
The French Competition Authority ("FCA") fines a company for gun-jumping in a case relating to a progressive takeover and de facto control -
On 12 April 2022, the FCA fined the Compagnie Financière Européenne de Prises de...more
4/28/2022
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Competition ,
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Failure to Notify ,
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Gun-Jumping ,
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Mergers ,
Takeovers
In the midst of the Homeric battle between Veolia and its takeover target, Suez, the European Commission rejects Suez's gun-jumping claim and provides further clarifications on the scope of the exemption to the standstill...more