As per a report from The Information, Broadcom Inc has come under scrutiny from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following complaints that it is forcing exclusive agreements with customers. As per the report, the FTC is in the early stages… Read More ›
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FTC will conduct antitrust review of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will conduct an antitrust review of Microsoft Corp’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. The FTC will scrutinize the deal to see whether it will… Read More ›
Biden taps privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya for FTC
In a statement the White House said, President Joe Biden will nominate Georgetown University law professor, a privacy advocate, to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. “It is the honor of my life to be nominated to serve on the FTC…. Read More ›
Bigger mergers will attract higher fees after this proposed bill becomes law
In a significant development, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill that aims to increase the fees that companies would have to pay government antitrust agencies in case of large mergers. As a result, these government agencies will also have… Read More ›
DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the Justice Department’s budget gets boost from the President
In a significant development U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed a hike of 11% in budgetary funding for the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, both of which have filed major lawsuits against big tech companies in… Read More ›
Biden Administration weighs odd of creating White House antitrust coordinator
According to two sources familiar with the internal deliberations, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden Administration is weighing the odds of creating a White House position focused “on competition policy and issues relating to antitrust”. One of the sources has cautioned that… Read More ›
Swiss drugmaker Roche wins U.S. & British approval for its $4.3B acquisition of Spark Therapeutics
Swiss drugmaker Roche has won approval from U.S. antitrust authorities for its $4.3 billion bid to acquire gene therapy specialist Spark Therapeutics. The development clears the way for Roche’s strategic push to position itself in the treatment of rare diseases,… Read More ›
Attorneys general to meet up in Colorado next month for antitrust probe against Google Inc
The investigation into Google Inc’s online advertising business involves all U.S. state attorneys general except California and Alabama. According to three sources with knowledge of the matter at hand, U.S. state attorneys general probing Alphabet’s Google Inc plan on meeting… Read More ›
Roche extends $4.3 billion takeover offer for Spark Therapeutics to September 3
The decision comes in the wake of continuing regulatory scrutiny by antitrust regulators in the UK and U.S. over its takeover offer. Following a continuation of regulatory reviews in the United States and Britain, Roche and Spark Therapeutics announced another… Read More ›
Equifax agrees to settle 2017 data breach federal and state investigations with $700 million
This is one of the largest ever settlement for a data breach. Affected consumers should get in touch with the company. On Monday Equifax Inc, a credit-reporting company, stated it will pay up to $700 million to settle U.S. federal… Read More ›