CRA was retained by the Maple Group to analyze the potential competitive effects of combining the TMX Group, the Canadian Depository for Securities, and Alpha Trading Systems, a large alternative trading system in Canada. In addition to making submissions to the Competition Bureau, CRA’s experts also assisted counsel in their interactions with the Ontario Securities Commission. Regulators ultimately approved the transaction after Maple made certain commitments.
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In response, recent EU measures such as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Data Act aim to level the playing field between platforms and their users by...