CRA consultants advised parties to the Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Group merger. The merger was previously blocked when it was attempted in 1998. The Competition and Markets Authority accepted that online gambling was a significant and growing constraint and cleared the merger, subject to the sale of 350 to 400 licensed betting offices to preserve competition in local markets where the betting products of the two firms overlapped.
CRA's Competition & Antitrust Practice commemorates Canada Day
Our Toronto team advises clients on complex antitrust, merger, and regulatory matters in Canada, Europe, and the United States. We would like to take this...