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USA - October 25 2012
On October 12, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Magnesium Elektron, alleging that the company's 2007 acquisition of a rival manufacturer of magnesium plates for photoengraving—a $15 million transaction that was well below the notification threshold of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act—constituted a merger to monopoly, eliminating competition and increasing Magnesium Elektron's ability to exercise market power unilaterally.
USA - September 26 2012
On Sept. 20, 2012, a court sentenced AU Optronics, a Taiwanese manufacturer of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, and its U.S. subsidiary to pay a $500 million criminal fine for its participation in a five-year conspiracy to fix the prices of TFT-LCD panels sold worldwide.
USA - September 26 2012
On Sept. 25, 2012, DOJ filed a complaint against Biglari Holdings, alleging that the company failed to comply with the antitrust premerger notification requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act before acquiring voting securities of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, a restaurant and retail chain, in June 2011.
USA - September 26 2012
On Sept. 20, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued final rules for its agency procedures in an effort to expedite how it handles investigations and premerger reviews
Canada - September 26 2012
On Sept. 20, 2012, the Canadian Competition Bureau issued enforcement guidelines providing a concise overview of the Bureau’s enforcement approach to the abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act.
