If you are using a blackberry, please click here: http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/news Global Competition Review briefing ==================================== Obama picks Baer to take over at DoJ http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/b/31354/ President Barack Obama intends to nominate Arnold & Porter antitrust head William Baer to become the new assistant attorney general in charge of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division, the White House announced on Friday. ------------------------------------ GCR Awards 2012 - deadline 10 February http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/b/31247/ The deadline for sending your nominations for the GCR Awards 2012 is fast approaching. We are looking to receive nominations from law firms, economics firms, competition authorities, corporate legal departments, and universities. ------------------------------------ Canada to do away with legacy cartel cases http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/b/31360/ Melanie Aitken, commissioner of competition at Canada’s Competition Bureau, says the enforcer plans to close four of its legacy cartel cases by 1 April if there is no further progress in the investigations. Ron Knox in Vancouver ------------------------------------ Orange Austria deal could face in-depth inquiry http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/b/31357/ Hutchison 3G’s bid for mobile competitor Orange Austria is likely to undergo in-depth merger analysis, according to Austrian competition specialists. ------------------------------------ Shell offers remedies in petrol merger http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/b/31355/ The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering commitments offered by Shell to sell several petrol stations to obtain clearance for its acquisition of petrol assets from Rontec Investments. ------------------------------------ TPG Capital and GlobeOp in US$800m merger http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/b/31359/ Private equity company TPG Capital has agreed to buy hedge funds services provider GlobeOp for US$800 million, a merger subject to antitrust approval, while rival SS&C Technologies is considering placing a hostile bid. ------------------------------------ National bank signs pro-competition deal with authority http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/b/31358/ The Bank of Namibia has signed an agreement with the country’s competition authority, promising to help facilitate a competitive banking market. ------------------------------------ Diary Where we’re going: • Thursday 16 February: Faaez Samadi will be reporting from the OECD’s 2012 Global Forum on Competition in Paris. What we’re working on: • Ron Knox: US & rest of world plaintiffs’ bar survey, Brazil survey • Faaez Samadi: Australia survey, France survey • David Vascott: Malaysia survey, Singapore survey What we’re publishing: • The GCR 100 2012 is out now and available online. To view it, please click here. • The International Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers and Economists 2012, out soon GCR Awards 2012 • GCR is now accepting nominations for the GCR Awards 2012. For more information please click here. ------------------------------------ Thank you for reading, Global Competition Review ----------------------------------- Contact information ----------------------------------- UNSUBSCRIBING If you no longer wish to receive news Bulletins from us please unsubscribe by emailing: globalcompetitionreview-unsubscribe@broadcast.lbresearch.com with 'Unsubscribe' in the subject line. If you continue to receive the email, please email us at customerservice@globalcompetitionreview.com ABOUT US Global Competition Review 87 Lancaster Road London, UK W11 1QQ http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/ -----------------------------------