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Dr. Rosa Abrantes-Metz Joins BRG's Antitrust and Competition Policy Group

Victoria Advocate 22 Mar 2023
Prior to BRG, she co-chaired the Global Antitrust & Competition and Technology practices of a consulting firm ... BRG's antitrust and competition practice, building off the firm's strong foundation to offer unique insights and guidance as technology reshapes global business.".
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EU antitrust regulators raid energy drinks company

Reuters 21 Mar 2023
Companies found breaching EU antitrust rules face fines of as much as 10% of their global turnover.Reporting by Bart Meijer; additional reporting by Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Foo Yun Chee, Susan Fenton and Barbara Lewis.
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Revealed: DeSantis privately called for Google to be 'broken up'

Raw Story 21 Mar 2023
Liberal lawmakers and policy experts have also called for stronger antitrust enforcement of major tech companies ... “There’s a war on the right about antitrust,” Stoller said ... companies would strengthen China’s position in global markets, DeSantis appeared unbothered, saying that he believed antitrust action was still the correct course.
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DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be “Broken Up”

ProPublica 21 Mar 2023
Liberal lawmakers and policy experts have also called for stronger antitrust enforcement of major tech companies ... “There’s a war on the right about antitrust,” Stoller said ... companies would strengthen China’s position in global markets, DeSantis appeared unbothered, saying that he believed antitrust action was still the correct course.
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DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be ‘Broken Up’

Scheerpost 21 Mar 2023
Liberal lawmakers and policy experts have also called for stronger antitrust enforcement of major tech companies ... “There’s a war on the right about antitrust,” Stoller said ... companies would strengthen China’s position in global markets, DeSantis appeared unbothered, saying that he believed antitrust action was still the correct course.
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Washington prepares for war with Amazon

Politico 20 Mar 2023
A multi-pronged investigation of the online giant is approaching the action phase — on mergers, antitrust, privacy and more ... Although Amazon has already been hit by local antitrust suits in Washington, D.C. and California, the coming federal cases would be the most significant challenges to the global company yet.
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UBS Acquires Credit Suisse for More Than $3 Billion

Morgan Citizen 19 Mar 2023
The merger between UBS and Credit Suisse is also the first major global banking operation since the 2008 financial crisis that devastated the global economy and nearly brought down the financial system ... UBS, for its part, employs approximately 74,000 people globally ... important for the stability of the global financial system.
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Swiss banks oppose idea of forced tie-up: sources

Taipei Times 17 Mar 2023
EACH TO ITS OWN ... Bloomberg ... A full-blown combination would be a reversal of years of too-big-to-fail rules and would raise antitrust concerns in many business lines. Switzerland has also generally favored the idea of two global banks whose rivalry has been one of the key drivers of the competitiveness of Switzerland’s financial services sector ... .
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BRG Appoints Leading Antitrust and Platform Economics Expert Dr. David S. Evans to Its Antitrust ...

Victoria Advocate 15 Mar 2023
Evans as a global leader in its antitrust and competition practice ... Evans specializes in antitrust and two-sided markets and advises companies from startups to global digital organizations on business strategy and competition policy.
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BURFORD CAPITAL PROVIDES UPDATE ON STRONG 2022 BUSINESS ACTIVITY

Victoria Advocate 15 Mar 2023
In addition to undertaking more new commitments than in 2021 on both a Group-wide and a Burford-only basis, there was greater diversification than in the prior year, which included a global antitrust portfolio matter to which we deployed $350 million, comprised of $212 million on our balance sheet ... of the global antitrust portfolio matter.
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Saudi Arabia threatens oil embargo in event of price cap

Russia Today 15 Mar 2023
NOPEC (No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act) would allow OPEC and national oil companies to be sued under US antitrust law for anti-competitive attempts to limit global supply of oil and the subsequent impact on crude prices.
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Adidas CEO urged to overturn predecessor's plan to reduce stores in Korea

Korea Times 14 Mar 2023
Their conflict erupted in January last year, when the Korean operation of Adidas abruptly announced its plan to terminate its contracts with most franchisees here, in line with the global headquarters' move to reduce the number of stores worldwide ... with the antitrust watchdog.
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Following Loud and Lousy Exit, FTC Better Off Without Christine Wilson

Common Dreams 12 Mar 2023
Muris mentored other key FTC regulators and since leaving the agency, helped to establish a pipeline for would-be antitrust experts entering public service through the Antonin Scalia Law School, which is also home to the monopolist-funded Global Antitrust Institute.
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Fragrance firms hit by price cartel probe

Urdu Point 08 Mar 2023
Geneva, March 8 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Mar, 2023 ) .European and American antitrust authorities are investigating some of the biggest Names in the global fragrance industry over allegations they colluded to fix prices and thwart competitors, Switzerland's regulator said Wednesday.
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Swiss antitrust agency names four firms in fragrance cartel probe

FX Empire 08 Mar 2023
(Reuters) -The Swiss antitrust agency on Wednesday named four companies it is investigating for forming an alleged fragrance cartel that is also the target of U.S ... The companies face fines of as much as 10% of their global turnover if shown to have violated EU antitrust rules.

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