15 April 2019
EC Expert Group calls for changes to antitrust enforcement in digital markets
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/ec-expert-group-calls-for-changes-to-antitrust-enforcement-in-digital-markets

In these final months of Margrethe Vestager's mandate as European Competition Commissioner, she is pursuing a serious reflection on whether or not traditional competition rules and principles are fit for purpose in this ...

16 November 2020
A competitive approach to achieving Green Deal goals
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/a-competitive-approach-to-achieving-green-deal-goals

With climate change near the top of the international political agenda, the European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has made the Green Deal plan, together with the transition to a truly Digital Europe, into a ...

16 December 2020
Developments in innovation, data sharing and pricing algorithms – Outlook for 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/developments-in-innovation-data-sharing-and-pricing-algorithms-outlook-for-2021

The restrictions and possibilities under competition law for undertakings to exchange information and cooperate on innovation can be expected to receive a lot of interest from regulators in 2021, since all the currently ...

16 December 2020
2021 - Tougher merger control is on the horizon
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/2021---tougher-merger-control-is-on-the-horizon

Merger control is a critical part of the competition law tool kit. However, the rapid evolution of many sectors in recent years and the emergence of new market players, especially companies with a high technological ...

15 December 2020
State aid – Green Deal and Digitalisation in a challenging year 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/state-aid-green-deal-and-digitalisation-in-a-challenging-year-2021

Several new developments can be expected to unfold in 2021, in particular, in view of the European Green Deal and the ambitious digitalisation plans of the European Commission.

30 November 2017
Commission adopts light touch in SEP Guidelines
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/commission-adopts-light-touch-in-sep-guidelines

Yesterday the European Commission issued its much awaited guidance on the EU approach to Standard Essential Patents. Whilst the guidelines broadly endorse Unwired Planet v Huawei and Huawei v ZTE , what is more ...

14 September 2020
CNMC proposes a total fine of €47 million for Deloitte, PWC and KPMG among other consulting companies for participating in a bid rigging cartel
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/spain/cnmc-proposes-a-total-fine-of-47-million

In February 2019, the Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC) opened formal proceedings against 25 consulting companies and 8 of their executives for allegedly manipulating and allocating public tenders in the consulting ...

15 September 2020
Merger control: first-ever FCA’s decision to block a transaction
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/merger-control-first-ever-fcas-decision-to-block-a-transaction

Nearly a month after issuing its new merger control guidelines, the French Competition Authority (FCA) broke new ground in merger control by issuing a blocking decision on 28 August 2020, against the joint takeover of a ...

14 July 2020
New UK regulatory regime on the horizon to tackle digital platforms
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/new-uk-regulatory-regime-on-the-horizon-to-tackle-digital-platforms

The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK (CMA) has completed its market study into online platforms and digital advertising, building on the recommendations of the Furman review and published its final report on ...

15 September 2020
FCO clears acquisition of dating platform Lovoo
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/fco-clears-acquisition-of-dating-platform-lovoo

The ProSiebenSat.1 Group strengthens its Internet dating platform business with the acquisition of the US app developer Meet Group. Although the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) found, that the acquisition will lead to ...