Notícias

FTC, DOJ and HHS Work to Lower Health Care and Drug Costs, Promote Competition to Benefit Patients, Health Care Workers

FTC Order Requires Old Southern Brass to Pay for False Claims of “Made in the USA” and Veteran Affiliations

Commission fines ethanol producer Lantmännen €47.7 million over ethanol benchmarks cartel

Commission adopts antitrust Guidelines for sustainability agreements in agriculture

A Ascendi, Inovação e Gestão de Infra-estruturas, S.A. notifica a aquisição do controlo exclusivo sobre a Elsamex Gestión de Infraestructuras, S.L..

A Solar International Lda.notifica a aquisição do controlo sobre a C.S.N.S.P. 451, S.A., a C.S.N.S.P. 452, S.A., e a Cubico Portugal Holdings Spain, S.L..

CMA cracks down on more supermarket land agreements to protect shoppers

Review of the competition concurrency arrangements

Referral of the proposed subsidy Post Office IT Interim Funding by the Department for Business and Trade

Casos

CADE

Ato de Concentração nº 08700.007867/2023-13.

Requerentes: GN Verde Participações e Metagás Biogás e Energia. Advogados: Barbara Rosenberg, Maria Sampaio e Bruna Silveira de Alencar. Decido pela aprovação sem restrições.

Ato de Concentração nº 08700.008404/2023-61

Requerentes: Greif International Holding B.V. e Impact Topco Holdings. Advogados: Cristianne Saccab Zarzur, Jackson Ferreira, Milena Mundim e Julia Braga. Decido pela aprovação sem restrições.

Ato de Concentração nº 08700.008036/2023-51

Requerentes: Salus – Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia, Éolos Energias Renováveis S.A. e Ibitu Energias Renováveis S.A.. Advogados: Fabricio A. Cardim de Almeida, Gláucia Gomes Menato e outros. Decido pela aprovação sem restrições.

FTC

EXOTOUSA, LLC

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Florida-based EXOTOUSA LLC. (d/b/a Old Southern Brass) for falsely claiming that certain company products were manufactured in the U.S, and that the company was veteran-operated and donated 10 percent of its sales to military service charities.

The FTC’s proposed orderwould stop the company and its owner, Austin Oliver, from making these deceptive claims and require them to pay a monetary judgment.

According to the FTC’s complaint, Old Southern Brass made many claims on its website and advertising that the products it sold were made in the United States.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

December 6, 2023

FTC Matter/File Number

2323035

Case Status

Pending

Cases and Proceedings

Facebook, Inc., In the Matter of

The FTC alleged that Facebook violated its privacy promises to consumers and subsequently violated a 2012 Commission order.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

December 6, 2023

FTC Matter/File Number

092 3184

182 3109

C-4365

Comissão Europeia

TOWERBROOK / TEAM EIFFEL

Merger

M.11353

Last decision date: 07.12.2023 Simplified procedure

MACQUARIE / UBS / RHP / JV

Merger

M.11349

Last decision date: 07.12.2023 Super simplified procedure

Ethanol benchmarks

Cartel

AT.40054

Last decision date:07.12.2023

Autorité de la Concurrence

23-D-11
relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la gestion déléguée des réseaux de chaleur

CMA

Hitachi / Thales merger inquiry

• The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Hitachi Rail, Ltd of Thales SA’s Ground Transportation Systems Business.
  • Updated: 7 December 2023

Wolseley/Kooltech merger inquiry

• The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Wolseley UK Limited of Kooltech Limited.
  • Updated: 7 December 2023