EC Sees Digital as ‘Core’ to Boost Competitiveness: Draft Report

Visa, Mastercard Probe: EU Should Enforce Fair Fee Split, Terminal Provider Says

The European Commission should force Visa (V) and Mastercard (M) to make banks, card terminal providers and retailers pay their fair share of fees to break the stronghold of the two giant credit card...

Omnicom/Interpublic Group: Unique Advertising Agency Dynamics Raise Market Concentration, Competitive Landscape Questions

Omnicom’s proposed $13.3 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group presents the FTC with an unusually complicated set of market definition and concentration questions given the unique market...

The European Antitrust Agenda: EC Appetite Grows for In-Depth Probes; EU Courts to Hear Major Big Tech Appeals

Brussels hungry for phase 2 reviews. With just one in-depth merger investigation opened so far this year, the European Commission is signaling a renewed appetite for phase 2 investigations, according...