Lisbon, 24 April 2025 — The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has launched an investigation into a business association for allegedly setting minimum prices in the tourism sector. The investigation, initiated in June 2024, found that […]
Category: Horizonal
Horizontal agreements, cartels.
Czech Competition Authority Raids Construction Firms over Suspected Bid Rigging
Brno, 29 April 2025 — The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has conducted on-site inspections at four construction companies suspected of participating in bid rigging cartels. The raids, carried out last week, led […]
Greek Competition Commission Issues Landmark Decision to Safeguard Competition in Construction Sector
Athens, April 23, 2025 — The Hellenic Competition Commission (CC) has published its final decision following a sweeping regulatory intervention in the construction sector, marking a significant milestone in the effort to address long-standing concerns […]
Former US Asphalt Executive Sentenced for Bid Rigging
Timothy Baugher, former president of Michigan-based Asphalt Specialists LLC, has been sentenced (18 April) to six months in prison and fined $20,000 for his role in a bid-rigging conspiracy. Between 2017 and 2021, Baugher and […]
Federal Court Finds Qteq and Executive Chairman Attempted to Induce Cartel Conduct
17 April 2025 – The Federal Court has found that Queensland-based oil and gas services company Qteq Pty Ltd and its executive chairman Simon Ashton engaged in cartel conduct by attempting to induce anti-competitive agreements […]
CADE Investigates Price Fixing in Pernambuco Real Estate Sector
The General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (SG/CADE) has initiated an investigation into the Regional Council of Real Estate Brokers (Creci/PE) for alleged price-fixing practices in the real estate brokerage market in […]
Chile’s Antitrust Court Fines $2.6M in Landmark Case on Interlocking Directorates Involving Securities Brokers
April 16, 2025 – Santiago, Chile – In a landmark ruling that underscores Chile’s commitment to preserving market competition, the country’s Antitrust Court (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia, TDLC) has imposed fines totaling […]
Turkish Competition Authority Fines Concrete Companies $3.4M
Turkey’s Competition Authority has concluded (15 April) its investigation into anti-competitive practices among companies operating in the cement and ready-mix concrete markets in Hatay province, issuing fines totalling more than 110.5 million Turkish lira (approx. […]
Austrian Cartel Court Confirms Construction Bid-Rigging by ABO Asphalt-Bau Oeynhausen
April 15, 2025 – Vienna — The Federal Cartel Court has ruled that ABO Asphalt-Bau Oeynhausen GmbH (ABO) engaged in illegal cartel practices in Austria’s civil engineering sector, following a case brought by the Federal […]
Nevada Executive Convicted of Wage-Fixing and Fraud
A federal jury has convicted Eduardo “Eddie” Lopez of Las Vegas for conspiring to fix wages for home healthcare nurses and concealing a criminal antitrust investigation during the $10 million sale of his staffing company. […]
