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 ›
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 ›
VISA facing FTC probe on debit card transactions
According to a statement from Visa Inc, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated a probe into whether its actions prohibited merchants from using other debit payment networks. Earlier this week, Bloomberg Law had reported that the FTC was investigating… Read More ›
Office Depot & Support.com Inc to pay total fine of $35M to FTC
While Office Depot will pay $25 million, Support.com will be paying $10 million. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission stated, Office Depot Inc and Support.com Inc, a software firm, have agreed to pay $35 million to settle its charges that they… Read More ›
Qualcomm staring at a potential multi-million euro fine in anti-trust case
The imposition of a fine by anti-trust regulators in the EU could potentially provide an opportunity for a hostile takeover of Qualcomm. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, EU’s anti-trust regulators are set to impose a… Read More ›
Qualcomm Inc files 3 new patent infringement cases against Apple
Ramping up its charges against Apple, Qualcomm has filed a civil lawsuit and two civil patent infringement lawsuits against Apple. Escalating its complaint against Apple, Qualcomm Inc has filed three three new patent infringement complaints against Apple Inc saying 16… Read More ›