The Antitrust Week In Review
Posted 05/2/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to sell the eastern European assets of SABMiller, which could fetch almost $8 billion, as it seeks European regulatory approval for its $100 billion-plus takeover of its closest rival. AB InBev has...
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office
By Richard Pike and Yulia Tosheva
Just as expected, following a one-year investigation and a number of information requests, the European Commission formally announced today that it is Google’s parent company, Alphabet, of abusing its dominant position in relation to the Android mobile operating system.
Google is already facing ...
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office
By Yulia Tosheva and Irene Fraile
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (“PSR”) has a on its approach to monitoring compliance with the EU Interchange Fee Regulation (“IFR”), which is changing the way payment systems operate in Europe.
The PSR, which was launched in April 2015, is an independent economic regulator that oversees...