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FTC approves Nokia/Navteq

The US Federal Trade Commission has cleared Nokia's US$8.1 billion acquisition of digital-map and navigation company Navteq.

Australia moots criminal penalties for cartels

The new Australian government appears to be following up on an election campaign promise to establish criminal penalties for company executives caught organising cartels.

DOJ clears coaxial cable tie-up, with conditions

US cable companies CommScope and Andrew Corporation have agreed to sell their minority interest in coaxial cable manufacturer Andes Industries in order to proceed with their US$2.6 billion merger.

FTC recognises Leary for his work at the commission

The US Federal Trade Commission has honoured one of its former commissioners with this year's Miles Kirkpatrick Award.

Hungary acclaims competition specialist

Hungarian competition specialist Eniko Boytha Györgyné has been honoured for her services to the country's competition culture.

CMS promotes in Switzerland

CMS von Erlach Henrici has promoted Stefan Brunnschweiler to partner in Zurich.

Supermarkets and dairies reach UK cartel settlement

Six of the dairy processors and retailers implicated in the UK's Office of Fair Trading's dairy cartel investigation have agreed to settle their cases and pay fines totalling more than £116 million.

DG Comp clears three-to-two wireless deal

The European Commission has approved telecoms technology group Syniverse Technologies' acquisition of Billing Services Group's wireless payment business, after an in-depth investigation.

Former waterjet rivals plan merger

Two competing waterjet manufacturers, Flow International and Omax, have agreed to merge just three years after they sued one another for copyright infringement.

Greece overturns abuse of dominance ruling

The Athens Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling against GlaxoSmithKline, ruling that it has the right to limit supplies of drugs to protect its commercial interests.