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Competition and Markets Authority

  • Government’s consumer protection push criticised for moving too slowly

    PROTECTION

    Despite making grand gestures about protecting consumer and business rights under the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer bill, the government have come under fire from critics for acting too slowly.

  • UK’s tech regulator backtrack sparks mixed reactions across the City

    TECH

    Reports that the government has backtracked on strengthening the role of the UK’s tech regulator has sparked mixed reviews from the City today.

  • CMA to allow Morrisons owner to sell 87 petrol stations to complete £7bn deal

    MORRISONS TAKEOVER

    The UK’s competition watchdog has said it is poised to give a green light to the owner of Morrisons over selling dozens of petrol stations. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been probing Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s £7bn takeover of the supermarket and previously raised competition concerns. The New York private equity firm also [...]

  • Competition watchdog gives Sony and Nintendo subscriptions the green light

    April 13, 2022

    The competition watchdog has finally given Sony and Nintendo's gaming subscription the green light following the gaming giants' changes.

  • Former Phoenix boss Clive Bannister tipped as next competition watchdog chair

    April 6, 2022

    The former boss of insurance group Phoenix has been tipped as one of the top choices for the chairman of Britain’s competition watchdog position. As reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, Clive Bannister, current chair of financial advisory group Rathbones and the Museum of London, may be in line to replace Jonathan Scott, who [...]

  • Competition watchdog ‘raids’ Mitie Group’s London HQ over immigration centre contract investigation

    March 30, 2022

    The  Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ‘raided’ the offices of outsource company Mitie, over concerns about alleged anti-competitive behaviour.  The firm’s London premises were reportedly looked according to the Guardian, regarding its reported relationship with US company PAE, in trying to get contracts for immigration removal centres (IRC). This comes after the CMA launched an [...]

  • Competition watchdog green lights Sony Music’s £328m snap up of AWAL

    March 16, 2022

    The UK competition watchdog has cleared Sony Music's $430m (£328m) acquisition of emerging music distributor AWAL.

  • Competition watchdog green lights Microsoft’s £13.9bn snap up of Nuance Communications

    March 2, 2022

    UK competition watchdog has given Microsoft’s $19.7bn (£13.9bn) acquisition of Nuance Communications the green light this morning, stating that it did “not give rise to a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition”. Tech giant Microsoft snapped up the US-headquartered software firm last April in a push to advance its software capabilities. Nuance offers [...]

  • Competition watchdog accepts Google privacy changes

    February 11, 2022

    The UK competition watchdog has accepted Google’s changes to its privacy sandbox, following a year-long investigation into the tech giant. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched the inquiry in January 2021 over concerns that Google’s privacy sandbox – a set of new web standards that aim to protect people’s privacy more – would cause [...]

  • Competition watchdog brands Amazon as ‘grocery retailer’ enforcing UK supplier protection

    February 9, 2022

    UK competition watchdog has branded Amazon as a “grocery retailer” after the ecommerce giant announced it would be increasing its activity in the sector, with plans to launch 15 new Amazon Fresh stores in London. The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision is aimed at protecting suppliers and ensuring fairer payment terms, forcing Amazon, as [...]

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