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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

2cases from 2 jurisdictions
€6.41mTotal of monetary amounts
€3.21mMedian per case with an amount

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2 cases

6 Nov 2025 UAB „Emsi“Emsi took over four filling stations without merger clearance – 1.02 million EUR LithuaniaMerger control €1.02m

In 2024, Emsi acquired control of four filling stations in Kaunas, Vilnius and Maišiagala through leases (via an affiliated company) and purchases without obtaining the required clearances, ignoring previous notices from the Konkurencijos taryba (Lithuanian Competition Council). For two concentrations, fines of 545,160 EUR and 477,010 EUR were imposed, a total of 1,022,170 EUR, together with an obligation to remedy the situation within three months. Source: archived copy of the press release.

What organisations can take from it

Even the long-term lease of individual sites may require notification – if in doubt, ask the authority beforehand.

Relevance to training and awareness

Merger control also for leases of individual sites

Authority / court
Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Konkurencijos įstatymas (Anmelde- und Genehmigungspflicht für Zusammenschlüsse)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Energy and utilities
Published
6 Nov 2025

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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7 Jan 2025 XCL Resources Holdings LLC, Verdun Oil Company II LLC, EP Energy LLCFTC: record penalty of 5.6 million USD for gun-jumping in oil producer acquisition USAMerger control €5.39m

During the HSR waiting period for the 1.4 billion USD acquisition of EP Energy, XCL and Verdun already took control of day-to-day operations: they halted drilling projects, managed customer contracts in Utah and coordinated prices in Texas (94 days). In a settlement filed by the DOJ on behalf of the FTC, the companies agreed to a civil penalty of 5.6 million USD – the highest ever for gun-jumping in the US; court approval under the Tunney Act was still pending at the time of publication.

What organisations can take from it

Until clearance, the buyer must not exert any influence on the target company's operations – integration teams need clear gun-jumping rules.

Relevance to training and awareness

Standstill obligation before clearance (gun-jumping) in integration planning

Authority / court
Federal Trade Commission (Klage durch das U.S. Department of Justice)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Energy and utilities
Published
7 Jan 2025

Original amount 5,600,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Jan 2025.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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