Victoria Ibitoye

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[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

CMA and Facebook unable to reach a solution out of courts, now complex point-by-point analysis needed 🥴

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

Facebook-CMA hearing is highlighting the challenges of using traditional tools (freeze orders) to regulate global businesses, also seems CAT may not have all the answers to solve this dispute...

[MLex @mlexclusive]

Visa's UK clearance to buy Plaid showed the #Competition and Markets Authority to be unafraid of evaluating and dismissing "killer #acquisition" concerns: https://t.co/XeMVnTHjhC by @VictoriaMLex #enforcement

[MLex @mlexclusive]

Deloitte’s decision to fight the UK audit watchdog’s plan to fine it for accounting malpractice has brought red faces for the auditor, now faced with the UK’s largest such fine to date: https://t.co/w4HSxCmLbG by @annierobertsn @fionamaxwell #financialcrime #fraud #enforcement

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

JD Sports says the CMA failed to even make enquires about the impact of Covid-19 on Footasylum before blocking the deal...

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

Woah, Amazon's been fined £55,000 for not handing over information quickly enough in Amazon-Deliveroo probe.

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

@joshua_sisco @mlexclusive @Capitol_Forum All the best Josh!

[James Panichi @JamesPanichi]

New MLex podcast is out! We discuss the UK CMA's #adtech findings and examine why they raise the prospect of regulatory pain for #Facebook and #Google. Top analysis by @VictoriaMLex and @SimonZekaria, from @mlexclusive's London office. https://t.co/GBAxOrFYrJ #competition

[Competition & Markets Authority @CMAgovUK]

📣 We’re calling for a new pro-competition regime to tackle the market power of platforms like Google and Facebook.

Read more: https://t.co/JJupsJ0kqs

[Competition & Markets Authority @CMAgovUK]

We’ve issued fines of more than £1.2m after finding one of Spire Healthcare’s hospitals and 7 ophthalmologists illegally fixed the prices of initial consultations for private self-pay patients.

Find out more: https://t.co/Ecsm0OV4dT

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

.@CMAgovUK has revised its provisional Amazon-Deliveroo clearance. Cleared this time because the shareholding is only 16%... surely this was known from the outset? 🤔

[reid @thereidfeed]

Finally I can endlessly scroll while ignoring loved ones 😍 #WWDC20

[MLex @mlexclusive]

New MLex #podcast: #Facebook #Giphy #mergers deal puts global concerns over data use and ‘killer #acquisitions’ under the spotlight By @JamesPanichi, @joshua_sisco & Victoria Ibitoye Listen here: https://t.co/w94iFYQoX4

[Competition & Markets Authority @CMAgovUK]

CMA Chairman, Andrew Tyrie, has confirmed that he will step down from his current role in September.

https://t.co/GcaWPAXEPf

[MLex @mlexclusive]

EU's Apple #antitrust probes signal start of open season on digital ‘gatekeepers’ #sectorregulation By @MActon93, @nicholashirst_ & @lewis_crofts Read more: https://t.co/ZqsYd2Jx2R

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

NEW: JD Sports is planning to appeal the CMA's block of its merger with Footasylum. It made an application to the Competition Appeal Tribunal yesterday #JDsports #Footasylum

[MLex @mlexclusive]

Facebook positive over UK Giphy deal probe, but data-sharing questions lie in wait #mergers By Victoria Ibitoye Read more: https://t.co/yIfj99fLmg

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

CMA now confirms 👇🏾

[Competition & Markets Authority @CMAgovUK]

We’ve imposed an initial enforcement order on Facebook and Giphy which requires the companies to operate independently whilst we investigate.

We’re now asking third parties to comment to assist us with our assessment.

Find out more: https://t.co/ulCXT6P2rO

[Competition & Markets Authority @CMAgovUK]

We’ve imposed an initial enforcement order on Facebook and Giphy which requires the companies to operate independently whilst we investigate.

We’re now asking third parties to comment to assist us with our assessment.

Find out more: https://t.co/ulCXT6P2rO

[Victoria Ibitoye @VictoriaMLex]

ICYMI: Facebook's Giphy acquisition is facing a UK probe. CMA is thought to have issued a freeze order preventing the companies from integrating. Full story on MLex: https://t.co/G4Jgr8VlwL (SCOOP) #Facebook #Giphy #Antitrust