Western Digital/Hitachi hit with more remedies

Tuesday, 06 March 2012

Western Digital announced its intention to buy Hitachi a year ago
China and the US have imposed more structural commitments on the US$4.5 billion merger between Western Digital and Hitachi, with China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) taking the tougher stance and ordering to keep the two businesses separate for at least two years.

An interview with Susan Ning

Friday, 10 February 2012

Susan Ning
Susan Ning, who will chair GCR Live: Law Leaders Asia-Pacific 2012 next month, talks to GCR about her experience of practising competition law in China, and the emergence of one of the fastest-developing and most scrutinised antitrust systems in the world.

China orders remedies in Seagate/Samsung clearance

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

MOFCOM ordered commitments in the deal
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) is standing alone in imposing remedies over Seagate’s acquisition of Samsung’s hard disk business, after the US and EU unconditionally cleared the transaction.

MOFCOM meets with US enforcers

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

US and Chinese watchdogs share practices
Officials from the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division and the US Federal Trade Commission have met with representatives from China's Ministry of Commerce in Washington, DC, to discuss antitrust merger enforcement.

US judge takes Chinese vitamin lawsuit to trial

Wednesday, 07 September 2011

The case was brought in 2006
Four Chinese vitamin C manufacturers must face trial for price fixing after a US court rejected one of the defendants’ principal defences.

Caterpillar/Bucyrus gets China go-ahead

Monday, 11 July 2011

China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has approved the merger between engineering equipment companies Caterpillar and Bucyrus.

Mofcom merger guidelines lack detail, lawyers say

Tuesday, 07 June 2011

The highly anticipated new draft merger guidelines from China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) were met with a lukewarm response from the country’s competition bar.

Mofcom clears potash deal with conditions

Friday, 03 June 2011

Mofcom issues first merger decision of 2011
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has ordered Russian potash producers Uralkali and Silvinit to maintain current sales and supplies of potash imports to Chinese consumers before allowing the companies to merge.

Mofcom sets out divestment procedures

Premium Article - Monday, 12 July 2010

China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has published divestiture guidelines to assist businesses that are seeking antitrust approval on mergers.

China approves Pfizer/Wyeth

Premium Article - Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Pfizer has received clearance in China for its Wyeth purchase
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has cleared pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s acquisition of Wyeth, subject to conditions.

China clears GM/Delphi with conditions

Premium Article - Tuesday, 29 September 2009

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) yesterday cleared carmaker GM’s acquisition of parts supplier Delphi at Phase I in return for behavioural remedies. 

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