McColl's rescue deal by Morrisons investigated by competitions watchdog The CMA has opened an investigation into Morrison's recent takeover of the stricken convenience store chain Birmingham Post · May 30, 2022
UK regulator warns takeover of Jus-Rol could push up pastry prices CMA asks dough brand and French buyer Cérélia to also address its concerns about quality The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022
Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Thursday, May 26 CNBC Two Major Tech Deals Come Under UK Government Scrutiny Benzinga · May 26, 2022
Britain Competition Watchdog Launches Second Probe On Google Britain's competition regulator launched its second probe into the advertising practices of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google for allegedly distorting competition and illegally favoring its services, Reuters reports. The Competition and Markets Authority examined three critical parts of the ad tech stack chain, services that mediate ad tech since Google owned the largest… Benzinga · May 26, 2022
JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill quits as executive chairman with immediate effect A former CFO of ASOS will become interim non-executive chair Birmingham Post · May 25, 2022
JD Sports boss quits after £4.3 million CMA fine The Executive Chairman of JD Sports has quit the company after it was fined £4.3 million by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Evening Standard · May 25, 2022
UK forced to bridge data gap after losing full access to EU food alerts – report Regulators say loss of data sharing arrangements after Brexit has negatively impacted their ability to carry out their work, the NAO has warned. The Independent UK · May 17, 2022
More powers for tech regulator to boost competition proposed The draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill would give more power to the Digital Markets Unit to curb the largest tech firms. The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
UK watchdog will have power to impose huge fines on big tech firms According to the government, Digital Markets Unit will protect small businesses and consumers The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022
UK tech regulator to get new powers in bid to boost competition, minister says But it remains unclear when exactly the changes will come into force, as the DCMS says the necessary legislation will be introduced ‘in due course’. The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
Morrisons announce huge changes to its petrol stations affecting drivers Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has bought the retail giant Liverpool Echo · May 4, 2022
Morrisons owner offers to sell 87 petrol stations to clear £7bn takeover US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is seeking approval for deal from competition regulator The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022
Morrisons' new owner set to sell dozens of petrol stations Moves come ahead of £7 billion takeover of the supermarket group Wales Online · May 3, 2022
One of the biggest M&A deals in Northern Ireland history falls through Canadian company Ritchie Bros has pulled out of the deal after the UK competition authority stepped in Birmingham Post · Apr 29, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022 Individual Investors Doubled in Saudi Financial Markets Recent official data revealed that over 4.7 million subscribers per capita are active in the proposals of financial markets in Saudi Arabia, according to the 2021 annual report of the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA). The annual report stated that the number of individual investors in IPOs jumped 4.7 times,…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2022 Meta Fights to Overturn UK Order to Sell Giphy Facebook owner Meta started its appeal on Monday against Britain's ruling that it must sell Giphy, arguing the fact that rival Snap offered far less to buy the animated-images provider undermined the rationale used to block the deal. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last year ordered Meta to sell…
Manchester Evening News · Apr 25, 2022 New rules coming into force to help homeowners save hundreds on their property bills It is the first step in the government's plan to create a fairer housing system
Wales Online · Apr 21, 2022 Why one of Wales' leading tech firms needs to come out of Chinese ownership The UK Government needs to use legislation to intervene on the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia
Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022 Paying for fake reviews on sites such as Amazon and Tripadvisor will become a crime Under the new rules, websites that act as host to such reviews may also be criminally liable, unless they take “reasonable steps” to check the reviews are genuine
Daily Record · Apr 20, 2022 Consumer watchdog given more powers to protect people from fake reviews and subscription traps The average UK household spends around £900 each year influenced by online reviews.
Birmingham Post · Apr 15, 2022 Why Boris Johnson needs to intervene on Chinese ownership of Newport Wafer Fab The Newport-based chip maker can become a key player in the role of fast-charging electric vehicle charging points
Salon · Apr 8, 2022 A Mount Everest mystery cover-up? Mark Synnott climbed Earth's highest peak to solve a mystery, but found another upon returning.
Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022 Morrisons' £7bn takeover set to see 100 petrol stations sold across the UK Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, which also owns forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG), won over control of the Big Four grocer in October - but the competition watchdog said it could lead to higher prices
Birmingham Post · Apr 7, 2022 Morrisons suitor hopes petrol station sale will ease takeover deal Private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice last year won the race to buy the Yorkshire-based supermarket chain but faces potential competition action
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022 CD&R proposes petrol stations sale to push through £7bn Morrisons takeover Last month, the CMA warned that the takeover of Morrisons could lead to higher fuel prices in 121 locations across the UK.