Organisation: Federal Economic Competition Commission (Mexico)

Nader Hayaux and Hogan Lovells guide insurance acquisition

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel has helped Spanish insurance company Mapfre acquire Mexican counterpart Insignia Life for €86 million (US$94 million).

16 August 2023

Peru fines construction companies in first no-poach case

Peru’s antitrust agency has issued its first-ever no-poach infringement decision, fining six construction companies and four executives US$1.5 million for agreeing not to hire rival workers.

17 May 2023

Mexico probes mobile telecoms market in two separate studies

Mexico’s telecommunications regulator has opened two market studies to assess how access to radio spectrum and the availability of distribution channels affects competition in the mobile telecoms sector.

23 March 2023

Record gun-jumping fine levied against HP in Mexico

Mexico’s competition enforcer has issued its highest-ever gun-jumping penalty, fining HP and Poly US$3.3 million for closing their US$3.3 billion merger despite the agency’s ongoing merger review.

06 March 2023

Mexico’s COFECE fills decision-making board

Mexico’s Senate has approved the appointments of two new commissioners at the country’s antitrust enforcer, fully staffing its adjudicative board after almost three years of vacancies that left the agency unable to issue decisions for most of last year.

09 February 2023

MercadoLibre joins App Store complainants

South America’s largest online marketplace MercadoLibre has complained to the Brazilian and Mexican competition authorities that Apple imposes unlawful restrictions on digital retailers.

21 December 2022

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