News and publications

23 | 02 | 2012

Participations minoritaires et concentrations

by Laurent Flochel (in French), published in Concurrences: Revue des droits de la concurrence, No. 1-2012

27 | 01 | 2012

Sponsored Entry

16 | 12 | 2011

Differentiated Interchange Fees

by Hans Zenger, accepted for publication in Economics Letters

25 | 11 | 2011

Choice of Enforcement Procedures under Legal Uncertainty

by Yannis Katsoulacos, Senior Consultant with CRA, and David Ulph

16 | 05 | 2012

European Commission approves Südzucker's acquisition of control over ED&F Man

The European Commission has approved sugar producer Südzucker's acquisition of control over UK-based sugar trader ED&F Man following a Phase II investigation. The key area of overlap related to the Italian sugar market and in order to gain merger approval the parties agreed to divest ED&F Ma... More

19 | 04 | 2012

The European Commission unconditionally clears Linde/Air Products in Phase I

The European Commission has unconditionally cleared the acquisition of the homecare business of Air Products in Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain by Linde following a Phase I investigation. Both parties provide oxygen and other therapies to patients in their homes. Despite significant ... More

26 | 03 | 2012

French Competition Authority clears Point P/Brossette subject to divestments

The French Competition Authority (FCA) has cleared the acquisition by Point P (part of Saint-Gobain) of Brossette (part of Wolseley), subject to the divestment of 22 local branches. Point P and Brossette are the two largest French distribution networks of plumbing and heating materials to profess... More

08 | 02 | 2012

OFT clears Jewson/Build Center subject to consultation on divestments

The OFT has cleared the acquisition by Jewson (part of Saint Gobain) of Build Center, two of the UK's largest general builder's merchants, subject to public consultation on draft provisional undertakings to divest the overlap branches in 22 local areas. The OFT found no concerns for national or r... More