Acadia Healthcare Company CMA Investigation
On 16 February 2016, Acadia Healthcare Company acquired the entire share capital of Priory Group No.1 Ltd. It was announced later on in July 2016 by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that they would be investigating the acquisition of the company as they believed that that it would lead to a lessening of competition.
These sorts of investigations by the CMA are very common because they can lead to serious reductions of competition in the market .
Read More
Lack of retail banking competition sparks investigation
In 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into the personal current account and the small and medium sized enterprises of the retail banking sectors.
The reasons for the investigation were: concerns raised about the low level of customers shopping around and switching banks; customers having difficulty in comparing banks due to lack of transparency; limited entry of new banks to the market; expansion within the sector which prevented smaller providers being able to develop; and the four largest banks market shares moving very little.
It is believed that competitive pressures are weak, so banks do not have to work as hard on prices or the quality of their service. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) want banks to work harder for their customers.
Read More
Beijer Ref Ab and HRP Holdings Limited merger investigation
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has carried out an investigation in to the merger of companies Beijer Ref Ab and HRP Holdings Limited.
The CMA carried out an investigation, based on information from third parties and Beijer, as to whether there was still competitive factors that would not breach competition law after the merger.
Read More
Ladbrokes and Coral merger may give rise to competition concerns
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) are investigating the potential merger between Ladbrokes Plc and certain business in the Gala Coral Group Limited.
While the merger has not happened yet, the CMA have provisionally found that merger of the two companies could lead to competition concerns.
Read More
The Competition Lawyers – what we do!
Competition law is a specialist and technical area of law.
We help people claim damages against organisations who have broken the law on fair competition. In today’s society we are governed by important legislation that is designed to allow fair competition to take place in the markets so consumers can benefit as well as businesses.
But when businesses put profits before their customers… That’s when we get involved.
Read More