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• Hospitals merger issues statement

  28 Jan 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the proposed merger of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (PH).

• Stansted deal completes BAA sell off

  21 Jan 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) has approved the sale of Stansted Airport by Heathrow Airport Holdings (formerly BAA) to Manchester Airports Group (MAG).

• CC to investigate hospitals merger

  8 Jan 2013

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the proposed merger of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (RBCH) and Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (PH).

• CC rules against AkzoNobel/Metlac merger

  21 Dec 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed that the proposed acquisition by Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) of Metlac Holding S.r.l. (Metlac Holding) would result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) in the supply of metal packaging coatings for beer and beverage cans in the UK.

• CC final determination on NI gas price control is published

  19 Dec 2012

  The final determination of the Competition Commission (CC) on the price control and licence conditions for Phoenix Natural Gas Ltd (PNGL) has been published today. The CC submitted its report on 28 November to the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (Utility Regulator). This means that PNGL’s regulatory asset base will not be reduced by as much as the Utility Regulator had planned in its determination published in January 2012.

• Casino sales could be on the cards

  18 Dec 2012

  Rank Group plc (Rank) could be required to find buyers for a number of casinos, or be prohibited from buying these casinos, before its acquisition of Gala Casinos Limited (Gala) can go ahead, after the Competition Commission (CC) provisionally found that the merger could damage competition in six areas of the UK.

• Eurotunnel/SeaFrance issues statement

  17 Dec 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the completed acquisition by Groupe Eurotunnel SA (Eurotunnel) of certain assets of former ferry operator, SeaFrance SA (SeaFrance).

• Booker/Makro issues statement

  12 Dec 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the completed acquisition by Booker Group plc (Booker) of Makro Holding Limited (Makro).

• Private motor insurance investigation - issues statement

  12 Dec 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement and timetable as part of its market investigation into private motor insurance.

• CC invites evidence on possible changes to Scottish bus undertakings

  29 Nov 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is inviting evidence on an application by FirstGroup to withdraw one bus service and modify three others in the Glasgow operating area.