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• Dods/DeHavilland merger inquiry formally cancelled

  2 Jul 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cancelled its inquiry concerning Dods Group PLC’s anticipated acquisition of the political intelligence division of De Havilland.

• Akzo/Metlac issues statement

  27 Jun 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its investigation into Akzo Nobel NV’s proposed acquisition of Metlac Holding S.r.l.

• Property security merger could shut out competition

  25 Jun 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally decided that the completed acquisition by VPS Holdings Limited of SitexOrbis Holdings Limited could harm competition and lead to higher prices for many of their customers.

• Private healthcare market investigation - issues statement

  22 Jun 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its market investigation into privately-funded healthcare services.

• CC to investigate roofline products merger

  21 Jun 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the completed acquisition by Epwin Holdings Limited of Latium Building Products Holdings Limited.

• CC to investigate Ryanair stake

  18 Jun 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the completed acquisition by Ryanair Holdings plc of a minority stake in Aer Lingus Group plc.

• CC publishes draft guidelines for market investigations

  15 Jun 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published for public consultation its draft revised guidelines on market investigation references, together with two annexes as a separate document.

• McGill’s/Arriva issues statement

  7 Jun 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into McGill’s Bus Services Limited’s (McGill’s) completed acquisition of the Arriva Scotland West local bus business.

• CC formally clears water merger

  31 May 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today formally cleared South Staffordshire Plc’s (SS Plc’s) completed acquisition of Cambridge Water PLC (CAM).

• CC to investigate metal packaging coatings merger

  24 May 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate Akzo Nobel NV’s (Akzo Nobel) proposed acquisition of Metlac Holding S.r.l. (Metlac Holding).

• CC finds more choice for consumers in pay-TV movies

  23 May 2012

  In its revised provisional findings published today as part of the Movies on Pay TV investigation, the Competition Commission (CC) finds that Sky Movies no longer provides Sky with a material advantage over its rivals in the pay-TV retail market.

• Oil distribution merger issues statement

  11 May 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into DCC Energy UK Limited’s (which operates GB Oils) completed acquisition of a number of businesses from Rontec LLP Limited which were previously owned by Total Downstream UK plc—including the Butler Fuels oil distribution business and the contractual right to supply transport fuels to a number of dealer-owned, dealer-operated retail service stations currently under the Total brand.

• Joint venture must sell to get go ahead

  1 May 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) will require Anglo American PLC (Anglo American) and Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge) to sell a significant portfolio of operations, paving the way for entry by a new competitor into the UK cement market, before their proposed construction materials joint venture can go ahead.

• CC publishes 2012/13 Business Plan

  26 Apr 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published its Business Plan for 2012/13, which sets out its aims and objectives over the next 12 months and addresses the specific challenges it faces in meeting them.

• CC approves Edinburgh Airport sale

  23 Apr 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has approved BAA’s sale of Edinburgh Airport to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

• CC provisionally clears water merger

  20 Apr 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today provisionally cleared South Staffordshire Plc’s (SS Plc’s) completed acquisition of Cambridge Water PLC (CAM).

• CC to investigate West of Scotland bus merger

  18 Apr 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate McGill’s Bus Services Limited’s (McGill’s) completed acquisition of the Arriva Scotland West local bus business.

• CC to investigate oil distribution merger

  5 Apr 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the completed acquisition by DCC Energy UK Limited, which operates GB Oils, of a number of businesses from Rontec LLP Limited and previously owned by Total Downstream UK plc, including the Total Butler oil distribution business.

• OFT refers private healthcare market to CC

  4 Apr 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to carry out an investigation into the market for privately-funded healthcare services.

• VPS/SitexOrbis merger - issues statement

  4 Apr 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its inquiry into the completed acquisition by VPS Holdings Limited of SitexOrbis Holdings Limited.

• NI Regulator refers gas price control to CC

  30 Mar 2012

  NI Regulator refers gas price control to CC

• Animal by-products merger inquiry formally cancelled

  23 Mar 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) formally cancelled its inquiry concerning the anticipated acquisition by Linergy Limited (Linergy) of Ulster Farm By-Products Limited (Ulster Farm) on 22 March.

• CC requires Stericycle to sell Ecowaste Southwest

  21 Mar 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) will require Stericycle Inc (Stericycle) to sell Ecowaste Southwest Limited, a company it bought last year, after concluding that the acquisition would lead to a loss of local rivalry leading to higher prices and lower service levels in parts of the South-West of England than would have been the case in the absence of the merger.

• CC responds to competition regime plans

  15 Mar 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) today welcomed the Government’s announcement of its plans for reform of the UK’s competition regime and committed to working with the Government and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to make the reforms, which centre round the merger of the two competition authorities, work.

• CC clears in-flight catering joint venture

  14 Mar 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared the anticipated joint venture between Alpha Flight Group Limited (Alpha) and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG).

• Aggregates market investigation - issues statement

  8 Mar 2012

  The Competition Commission has today published an issues statement as part of its market investigation into the supply of aggregates, cement and ready mix concrete in Great Britain (see Notes).

• OFT refers completed acquisition by VPS Holdings Limited of SitexOrbis Holdings Limited

  5 Mar 2012

  Competition Commission invites evidence

• CC consults on postal price control appeal rules

  22 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on draft rules setting out how it will deal with appeals against decisions made by Ofcom on postal service price controls.

• Construction joint venture threatens competition

  21 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has decided provisionally that the proposed UK joint venture between Anglo American PLC (Anglo American) and Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge) could damage competition in certain markets for construction materials.

• In-flight catering joint venture gets provisional clearance

  7 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the anticipated joint venture between Alpha Flight Group Limited (Alpha) and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG).

• Water merger issues statement

  6 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its inquiry into the completed acquisition of Cambridge Water PLC by South Staffordshire Plc.

• CC welcomes CAT verdict on BAA Stansted Appeal

  1 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (CAT’s) decision to uphold the decision to require BAA to sell Stansted Airport.

• CC lifts Domestic Electrical Goods Order

  1 Feb 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed that it will now remove the Domestic Electrical Goods Order (the Order) (and certain associated undertakings).

• OFT refers aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete markets to CC

  18 Jan 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) invites evidence as it starts its latest market investigation

• South Staffordshire Plc/Cambridge Water PLC merger inquiry - CC invites evidence

  5 Jan 2012

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the completed acquisition of Cambridge Water PLC by South Staffordshire Plc to the Competition Commission (CC).

• CC provisionally decides to lift Domestic Electrical Goods Order

  22 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally decided to remove the Domestic Electrical Goods Order (and certain associated undertakings).

• Bus market investigation: CC sets out future destination for bus market

  20 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published its final report into the local bus industry setting out comprehensive measures which will ensure that passengers benefit from greater competition.

• Waste merger could be reversed

  13 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) could reverse the completed acquisition by Stericycle, Inc of Ecowaste Southwest Limited after provisionally concluding that it could lead to higher prices for hospitals and other (healthcare waste management) customers in the South-West of England.

• Audit market investigation publishes issues statement

  7 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its market investigation into the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK.

• Kerry/Headland clearance

  2 Dec 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared the completed acquisition of Headland Foods Limited’s (Headland's) frozen ready meals business by Kerry Foods Limited (Kerry).

• CC clears BATS/Chi-X merger

  24 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has cleared the anticipated acquisition by BATS Global Markets, Inc of Chi-X Europe Limited. Both companies operate Multilateral Trading Facilities which enable market participants (investment banks, brokers and dealers) to trade equities through a single platform as an alternative to trading on exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange.

• CAT refers wholesale broadband access price control matters to the CC

  18 Nov 2011

  The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has referred to the Competition Commission (CC) price control matters in an appeal brought against Ofcom by British Telecom (BT) against the Wholesale Broadband Access Charge Control. The reference is about the prices that BT is allowed to charge for the supply of certain wholesale services to other Communications Providers to enable them to provide retail broadband connection products to business and residential customers.

• Newspaper merger inquiry formally cancelled

  11 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cancelled its inquiry concerning the anticipated acquisition by Kent Messenger Group (KMG) of several newspapers in the East Kent area from Northcliffe Media Limited.

• Local bus market investigation: Limitations in competition between bus operators in the North-East

  1 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an addendum to the provisional findings of its local bus services market investigation showing that some large bus companies, particularly in the North-East of England, have taken action which had an adverse effect on competition.

• In-flight catering joint venture - issues statement

  1 Nov 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the anticipated joint venture between Alpha Flight Group Limited (Alpha) and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG).

• CC set to thaw over frozen meals merger

  25 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition of Headland Foods Limited’s (Headland) frozen ready meals business by Kerry Foods Limited (Kerry).

• OFT refers audit market to CC - Competition Commission invites evidence

  21 Oct 2011

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced today its decision to refer the market for the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK to the Competition Commission (CC) for investigation.

• Customer power key to to provisional BATS/Chi-X clearance

  20 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally cleared the anticipated acquisition by BATS Global Markets, Inc of Chi-X Europe Limited.

• CC consults on energy licence modification appeal rules

  13 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on draft rules which set out how it will deal with appeals against decisions by Ofgem to modify the licences for gas and electricity providers.

• SRCL/Ecowaste inquiry: issues statement

  12 Oct 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the completed acquisition by Stericycle, Inc (Stericycle) of Ecowaste Southwest Limited (Ecowaste).