On March 1, 2019, the European Commission unconditionally cleared Kongsberg’s acquisition of Rolls Royce Commercial Marine (world class ship designer and producer of engines and propulsion systems, along with other solutions and products). The Commission considered and rejected horizontal and conglomerate theories of harm arising from Kongsberg established position in marine engineering. CRA advised the Parties.
Data sharing in hybrid marketplaces with endogenous fee setting
The issue is especially timely given provisions in the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) designed to expand access to data held by large digital platforms. The...