February 24, 2014
Singapore: Beer duties cause riff between vendors, consumers
A recent hike in beer duties is threatening price hikes in pubs, but Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry is warning sellers of the alcoholic beverage not to raise prices...
February 06, 2014
US: AB Inbev beer merger spree keeps brewing
Just weeks after alcohol conglomerate Anheuser-Busch Inbev announced plans to acquire Korea-based Oriental Brewery in a $5.8 billion deal, reports say AB is set to continue its beer merger spree....
January 20, 2014
Multinational: Possibility brews for beer mega-merger
While a theoretical merger between two of the world’s largest breweries – Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller – would certainly earn intense scrutiny from major competition regulators, reports say such a...
January 13, 2014
Japan: Jim Beam buyout marks record-setting business for Japan
Japan-based alcohol distillery Suntory announced a major acquisition plan of US-based whiskey giant Jim Beam, a deal reportedly made for $13.6 billion and one that could throw Suntory to the...
January 06, 2014
How Chinese Antitrust Law Has Affected the Business Operations in...
Jan 07, 2014 CPI Asia Column edited by Vanessa Yanhua Zhang (Global Economics Group) presents: How Chinese Antitrust Law Has Affected the Business Operations in China: Perspective of Life Science...
November 21, 2013
Brazil/Uruguay: Conditions imposed on chemical buyout
Brazilian competition regulator CADE announced its clearance of a chemical company buyout, though imposed conditions on the deal, reports say. Brazil’s Oxiteno will be allowed to acquire Uruguay-based American Chemical...
October 28, 2013
Resale Price Maintenance in Emerging Competition Regimes in Asia (ex-China)
Clara Ingen-Housz, Oct 28, 2013 Resale price maintenance is the practice whereby suppliers of goods or services specify a fixed, minimum, or maximum resale price to their resellers. If the...
September 26, 2013
Beer, Butter, and Barristers: How Canadian Governments Put Cartels Before...
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Robert Mysicka, Stikeman Elliott LLP and Marty McKendry, Stikeman Elliott LLP explain Beer, Butter, and Barristers: How Canadian Governments Put Cartels Before Consumers ABSTRACT: In...
September 15, 2013
South Korea: Competition penalties geared to rise amid criticism of...
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission said Friday it is prepared to tighten its grip on anticompetitive business practices in the nation and, according to head Noh Dae-Lae, penalties could toughen....