From the BASEAK Team👥

• İlker Fatih Kıl & Barış Yüksel: A Question that comes up while thinking whether it is not time to benefit from the fruits of developments in digitalisation and artificial intelligence in regulation law: Did EMRA Make a Hidden Increase in Electricity?

• Şahin Ardıyok & Eda Akın: Turkish Competition Authority’s New Labor Market Guidelines: A Game-Changer Redefining the Rules of the Labor Market

Turkish Competition Authority

Hot News

• Investigation on Google Reklamcılık ve Pazarlama Ltd. Şti., Google International LLC, Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Alphabet Inc. Concluded

• Investigation Launched on Undertakings Operating in the Field of Tire Production and Distribution in the Automotive Sector

• TRNC Competition Board Paid A Study Visit to the Turkish Competition Authority on December 6, 2024

Reasoned Decisions

• The acquisition of Open Text Corporation's application modernization and connectivity business unit by Bain Capital Investors, LLC through Rocket Software, Inc.

• Tetra Pak’s request of access to the file

• The acquisition of sole control over Vector Yatırım Holding AŞ and its subsidiary, Tam Finans Faktoring AŞ, by MNT Investments B.V.

• The indirect acquisition of sole control over Valeo Thermal Commercial Vehicles Germany GMBH by H.I.G. Capital LLC through H.I.G. Europe Middle Market Holdings L.P.

• The acquisition of all shares and sole control of Öncü Çimento Yatırım AŞ by CABA Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ through AC Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ.

• The establishment of joint control over M Plus Croatia d.o.o. by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Meritus ulaganja d.d.

• The inclusion of Terna Forward S.r.l. in the joint control of Wesii S.r.l., which is currently under the joint control of Mauro Migliazzi and Dxt Commodities S.A.

• The acquisition of shares and joint control of Inavitas Enerji AŞ by Alper Terciyanlı and Alfasolar Teknoloji Yatırımları AŞ.

• The acquisition of joint control over Adevinta ASA by certain funds ultimately controlled by Permira Holdings Limited and Blackstone Inc.

• The termination of the investigation regarding certain undertakings operating as driving schools in Uşak province, accused of violating Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition, based on the settlement texts submitted by 12 driving schools involved in the investigation.

UK Competition and Markets Authority

• Suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of roofing and other construction services

• Referral of a proposed subsidy to CODA (Operations) Limited by Derry City and Strabane District Council

US Department of Justice & Federal Trade Commission

• FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s for Illegal Price Discrimination

• Competition Snuffed Out: How Predatory Pricing Harms Competition, Consumers, and Innovation

• FTC and DOJ Withdraw Guidelines for Collaboration Among Competitors

• Statement on FTC Victory Securing Halt to Kroger, Albertsons Grocery Merger

Other News

• A Better Way To Use Ecosystems in Antitrust Analysis

• The False Choice between Digital Regulation and Innovation

• Moderation Is the Cure to the Crisis in Antitrust Expertise

• Would Europe’s Digital Markets Act Work in America?

• PSR floats interchange fee caps for cross-border transactions

• Under fire: The Briefing for 13 December 2024

• European Sites Criticize Google’s Compliance Efforts with DMA

• UK Watchdog Investigates Suspected Bid-Rigging in School Building Projects

• Japan Adopts Ordinance to Regulate Tech Giants Apple and Google