From the BASEAK Team 👥

• Büşra Nazlı Yaldır: Is the Sun Rising Again for Competition Law Class Actions in Mexico?

Turkish Competition Authority (TCA)

• The interview by Concurrences with the President of the Turkish Competition Authority Birol KÜLE has been published in the second issue of the Concurrences Review, which is the journal of the online publisher

• Hearing for the Investigation on GOOGLE To Be Held on 25 June, 2024

• The allegation that DSM Grup Danışmanlık İletişim ve Satış Ticaret AŞ violated the Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition by favoring its own retail activities and discriminating against sellers using the platform.

• Evaluation of the commitments submitted by Tümosan Motor and Tractor, against which an investigation was conducted pursuant to Article 41 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition

• Evaluation of the commitments submitted by Kubota Turkey, which was subject to an investigation pursuant to Article 41 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition

European Commission

• May infringements package: key decisions

• Commission fines Mondelēz €337.5 million for cross-border trade restrictions

• Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the adoption of an antitrust decision against Mondelēz for cross-border trade restrictions

• The Commission decides to refer SPAIN to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to implement taxation rules set out by the Merger Directive

Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

• CMA presses ahead with full investigation into vets market

• Cloud services market investigation progress update

• Market investigations: 75 years of UK experience

• CMA to host 2025 International Competition Network Conference

• Consultation on the proposed variation to the commitments in respect of Meta’s use of advertising data

• Investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct by Google in ad tech

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) & Department of Justice (DoJ)

• FTC and DOJ Seek Info on Serial Acquisitions, Roll-Up Strategies Across U.S. Economy

• Statement Regarding the Termination of Altus Group’s Proposed Acquisition of Situs Group’s Commercial Real Estate Valuation Services Business

• Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivers Remarks on Lawsuit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry

• Justice Department Sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry

• Justice Department and Stanford University to Cohost Workshop “Promoting Competition in Artificial Intelligence”

• Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivers Remarks at the American Economic Liberties Project 2024 Antimonopoly Summit

Other News

• Big tech companies are plowing money into AI startups, which could help them dodge antitrust concerns

• Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit could give new hope to ticketing startups

• EU urged to introduce regulation to tackle cross-border restriction

• Microsoft prepares for formal CMA probe into OpenAI partnership

• Mondelēz settles EU cross-border restrictions probe

• Merricks seeks to participate in umbrella interchange fee pass-on trial

• ACCC raises data foreclosure concerns

• The Proper Role of Economics in Merger Review: Transcript

• Dinner Keynote with Jonathan Kanter and Lina Khan: Transcript

• ITA-Lufthansa Merger Faces Scrutiny from European Commission

• Woolworths Calls On ACCC To Conduct a “Fact-Based” Inquiry into Supermarket Competition

• Competition and Poverty Reduction: What Is the Role for Competition Authorities?

• What ISPs Need to Know About the FCC’s Title II / Open Internet Order

• Federal Suit by Ohio Physicians Challenging Noncompete Agreements Dismissed for Lack of Antitrust Standin

• Life After the FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Companies Should Know

• Why Common Ownership Can Increase Competition

• AG Opinion in FIFA v BZ – Further Competition Trouble for Football Rules