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Caselex wins again!

We are very proud to have been awarded the Best European Merger Control Database Award for the 2nd consecutive year, by Acquisition International. Apart from a nice trophy, we also feature in the 2021 Winners Magazine.

Clearly, we will be seeking for another win next year and the odds look good as there are a lot of innovations in the works, including coverage of the merger control decisions from North America and our brand new “Remedies Module”.

Stay tuned and … look no further!

12 April 2021

Caselex is looking for National Legal Editors!

Caselex is looking for National Legal Editors who are fluent in English and at least one of the following languages: Icelandic, Lithuanian, Latvian or Chinese.

If you think you fit the profile, click below to read more on how to apply. Looking forward to receiving your application!

16 March 2021

Giulia joins Caselex!

We are pleased to announce a new core team member joing the Caselex family. Giulia Melotti, will be joining Caselex as an editorial trainee per mid March.

Having recently graduated summa cum laude with a Master’s Degree in Law at Μilano-Bicocca university (Italy), Giulia will be helping Caselex in the development of the new US and Remedies modules, among other projects.

4 March 2021

Roeland joins Caselex!

We are excited to announce that Roeland Kemp has joined Caselex as an International Sales Manager.

Roeland will be jointly responsible for setting and executing the global sales strategy of Caselex, with an emphasis on business development in new markets throughout the world. Roeland will strengthen the team with his wealth of experience in international sales.

4 March 2021

We have added the ‘Notifications’ for all transactions registered in Caselex

Dear clients,

I am pleased and proud to inform you that on top of our Market Definitions Module, we have now added all Notifications made to Competition Authorities for transactions registered on our platform.

18 February 2021

World map split in regions of market definitions coverage

Caselex goes global

Dear clients,

In keeping with our aim to constantly enhance our service, I am pleased and proud to inform you that on top of our European coverage we will be adding the market definitions from Asia, Oceania and Latin America to our database, thereby elevating our market definitions module to the global stage.

26 October 2020

Your weekly market definitions and merger control highlights

Agribusiness

Norðlenska matborðsins ehf. | Kjarnafæði hf. | SAH afurða ehf.

A merger cleared with conditions by Icelandic Competition Authority in the economic sector of agribusiness

20 April 2021

Consumer Goods & Retail

Edeka Zentrale Stiftung & Co. KG | SCP Retail Operations S.à r.l.

A transfer of assets cleared with conditions by the Bundeskartellamt in the economic sector of consumer goods & retail

20 April 2021

Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics

CMA CGM S.A. | CEVA Logistics AG

An acquisition cleared by the European Commission – DG Competition in the economic sector of infrastructure, transport & logistics

12 April 2021

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