Competition Bureau Clears Life Sciences Merger
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. can proceed with its acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation after the Competition Bureau issued a No Action Letter on December 5, 2013, indicating that the Commissioner does not intend to challenge the deal. Both Thermo Fisher and Life Technologies are active in the production of life science products such as lab instruments and consumables. The European Commission recently obtained a remedy with respect to this merger. Under the terms of the agreement with the EC, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has agreed to divest business producing and supplying cell culture sera, media products, gene silencing products and ... [more] Full article
Guilty Plea in Telemarketing Investigation
The 72 year-old manager of a Montreal boiler room has been sentenced to a conditional sentence of nine months to be served in the community and 12 months probation after ... [more] Full article
Must read: The Little Black Book of Scams
The Competition Bureau has recently updated its Canadian edition of The Little Black Book of Scams. The common sense advice on avoiding common scams in this booklet make it a ... [more] Full article
La Coop fédérée agrees to terminate franchises to acquire Groupe BMR
La Coop fédérée has agreed to terminate franchises in four Quebec towns in order to receive Competition Bureau approval of its acquisition of a minority interest in Groupe BMR (BMR). LCF entered ... [more] Full article
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