April 1, 2025 – Austria The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) has applied to the Cartel Court to fine six construction companies for their involvement in illegal bid rigging on civil engineering projects in Burgenland. […]
Month: April 2025
Austria Cartel Court Clears Aortic Valve Merger After Appeal
April 4, 2025 – Austria The Cartel Court has dismissed appeals by the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor, upholding the Cartel Court’s rejection of a Phase II review into Edwards […]
Visa Sanctioned in Peru for Abuse of Market Power
Lima, April 8, 2025 – Peru’s competition authority has imposed a significant penalty on Visa International for abusing its dominant position in the country’s payment card sector. The National Institute for the Defense of Competition […]
CNMC Fines HEFAME for Breaching Merger Commitments After COFARCU Acquisition
Madrid, April 7, 2025 — Spain’s competition authority has imposed an €86,000 fine on pharmaceutical cooperative Hermandad Farmacéutica del Mediterráneo (HEFAME) for failing to meet its obligations following the approved merger with Farmacéutica Conquense (COFARCU) […]
Austria’s Supreme Cartel Court Rejects Appeals in Aortic Valve Merger Case
The Austrian Supreme Cartel Court has dismissed (4 April) appeals by the Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor regarding the merger of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. and JenaValve Technology, Inc. The Court upheld […]
