• Following a consultation, the CMA is recommending that the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills renews the existing block exemption for agreements between public transport providers concerning ticketing schemes. Click here.
  • The CMA has announced that it will look in detail at whether to accept the undertakings offered by MRH instead of carrying out a phase 2 merger investigation into its completed acquisition of 78 service stations from Esso Petroleum Company Limited. Click here.
  • The CMA has announced that it has decided not to look further into the issue of medicine shortages. Although concerns were raised with the CMA, the CMA states that it did not find persuasive evidence that the extent of shortages in the UK justified further investigation. Click here.
  • The CMA has decided to refer the anticipated acquisition by Celesio AG of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited UK Pharmacy Business for a detailed phase 2 investigation unless undertakings are offered. Click here.
  • The CMA is consulting on a further draft of its proposed order to prohibit GB cement suppliers from sending price announcement letters to their customers. The order results from the Competition Commission’s market investigation into aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete. Click here.
  • The CMA has referred Pearson VUE’s anticipated acquisition of learndirect’s computer-based testing business for a phase 2 merger investigation. Although Pearson VUE offered undertakings in lieu of a reference, the CMA was not confident that these would resolve its concerns in a clear-cut manner. Click here.
  • The CMA has announced that Fenland’s anticipated acquisition of Fishers Cleanroom will be referred for an in-depth phase 2 investigation unless the companies offer undertakings. Both parties provide cleanroom laundry services to customers who operate within sterile environments, including the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, NHS pharmacies and manufacturers of semi-conductors, micro-electronics, medical devices and precision engineering. Click here.