Current contents of the Federal Cartel Office

Competition conditions in the refining and wholesale of fuels – Bundeskartellamt presents final report on its sector inquiry

Risks due to price assessments – Limited alternative options for regional ex-refinery fuel procurement – Very frequent price changes at petrol stations.

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Bundeskartellamt clears takeover of SiNN GmbH by the Peek & Cloppenburg group (Düsseldorf)

The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by JC Switzerland Holding AG to take over SiNN GmbH, which is currently undergoing insolvency proceedings. JC Switzerland Holding AG belongs to the Peek & Cloppenburg group (P&C, Düsseldorf).

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Bundeskartellamt has concerns about the current form of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Framework (ATTF)

The Bundeskartellamt has today sent Apple Inc. and Apple GmbH its preliminary legal assessment of Apple’s “App Tracking Transparency Framework” (ATTF).

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Sonic Healthcare can acquire the medical laboratory group LADR Dr. Kramer & Kollegen

The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by the German subsidiary of the Australian laboratory medicine company Sonic Healthcare to acquire the medical laboratory group LADR Dr. Kramer & Kollegen, based in Geesthacht, in the first phase of merger control.

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Review of 2024

- Fines amounting to approximately 19.4 million euros imposed for illegal cartel agreements
- Proceedings against Amazon, Apple, Alphabet/Google, Meta/Facebook and Microsoft
- Approximately 900 company mergers examined
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Bundeskartellamt clears acquisition of Altair Engineering by Siemens

The Bundeskartellamt has cleared the proposed acquisition of Altair Engineering (Altair) by Siemens.

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Latest news

Merger proceeding JenaValve/Edwards discontinued

20.02.2025

Competition conditions in the refining and wholesale of fuels – Bundeskartellamt presents final report on its sector inquiry

19.02.2025

Bundeskartellamt clears takeover of SiNN GmbH by the Peek & Cloppenburg group (Düsseldorf)

17.02.2025

Bundeskartellamt has concerns about the current form of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Framework (ATTF)

13.02.2025

Sonic Healthcare can acquire the medical laboratory group LADR Dr. Kramer & Kollegen

06.02.2025

Joint venture between Rheinmetall and Leonardo cleared

20.01.2025

Bundeskartellamt clears HUK’s acquisition of the pitstop vehicle repair chain

30.12.2024

Bundeskartellamt clears acquisition of Altair Engineering by Siemens

20.12.2024

Bundeskartellamt clears takeover of infas by Ipsos

20.12.2024

Review of 2024

19.12.2024

Bundeskartellamt currently sees no scope for joint TV marketing by RTL and RTL2

18.12.2024

Decision and case summary in Microsoft Section 19a proceeding published

09.12.2024

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