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EU Competition: Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext Merger Blocked
Kiran S. Desai,Nathalie Jalabert Doury,Jens Peter Schmidt,Gillian Sproul, February 6, 2012
On 1st February 2012, the European Commission adopted its decision prohibiting the USD 10.2 billion merger between Deutsche Börse (DB) and NYSE Euronext (NYSE). The decision is notable not the least because it is rare for the Commission to block a merger. Only 21 have been blocked compared to...

Leniency Applications Protected: German Court Denies Private Plaintiffs Access to File
Kiran S. Desai,Nathalie Jalabert Doury,Jens Peter Schmidt,Gillian Sproul, February 2, 2012
Yesterday, a decision of the Local Court of Bonn, Germany, became public denying a company seeking redress from cartelists access to a leniency application and documentary evidence submitted in the context of a cartel proceeding. Following a period of uncertainty, this is the first time - as far as...

European Commission Seeks Views on the Technology Transfer Block Exemption
Sarah Byrt,Kiran S. Desai,Nathalie Jalabert Doury,Sangeeta Puran,Jens Peter Schmidt,Gillian Sproul,Ulrich Worm, December 26, 2011
The European Commission is inviting comments on the application of EU competition rules for the assessment of technology transfer agreements due to the upcoming expiry of the current Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (“TTBE”).

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