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European Commission to assess the acquisition of Oticon Medical by Cochlear
The European Commission will assess the acquisition of Oticon Medical by Cochlear. Both Oticon Medical and Cochlear are manufacturers of specialist cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids. Several EU countries, including the Netherlands, had … -
Albert Heijn and Jan Linders offer commitments to ACM regarding the sale and commercial exploitation of supermarkets
Dutch supermarket chains Albert Heijn and Jan Linders have made commitments to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to sell five supermarkets to competitors, and to no longer exploit these themselves. Thanks to these commitments, … -
ACM clears Roompot to acquire Landal GreenParks after selling 30 holiday parks to Dormio Group
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has conditionally cleared the acquisition of holiday village park chain Landal GreenParks by rival chain Roompot. Roompot must first sell 30 holiday parks to resort and hotel chain Dormio Group. … -
ACM blocks acquisition of waste-management company AEB by rival company AVR
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) blocks the acquisition of Amsterdam-based waste-management company Afval- en Energiebedrijf (AEB) by rival company Afvalverwerking Rijnmond (AVR). If the acquisition had gone through, too powerful … -
Blog: A new phase in competition oversight
The Netherlands had come a long way when the Dutch Competition Act (In Dutch: Mededingingswet or Mw) went into effect in 1998. This law succeeded the Dutch Economic Competition Act, and contained new rules regarding competition agreements, dominant … -
Prohibition of acquisition of Talpa Network by RTL Group (final notification)
On March 3, 2023, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) decided not to grant RTL Group S.A. a license to acquire Talpa Network B.V. The acquisition would have had a negative effect on competition. Responding to ACM’s decision If you … -
ACM clears acquisition of Aegon Nederland by a.s.r.
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of insurance company Aegon Nederland N.V. (Aegon) by rival company ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.). Sufficient competition will remain on the markets where both these … -
ACM supports European Commission’s investigation into the acquisition of Autotalks by Qualcomm
The European Commission will investigate the acquisition of Autotalks by Qualcomm. Various European competition authorities, including the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), had requested the European Commission to do so. Autotalks and … -
KPN - Reggefiber
The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has conditionally approved the creation of the joint-venture Reggefiber Group B.V. by the Dutch telecom provider KPN and optical-fiber company Reggefiber. These conditions include, amongst others, an obligation … -
Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer - FloraHolland
The Board of the Netherlands Competition Authority concludes that the operation to which the licence application relates falls within the scope of merger control governed by chapter 5 of the Competition Act. The Board is of the opinion that the proposed …