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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.

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€21mTotal of monetary amounts (1 case with an amount)
€21mLargest single case: AGROFERT, a.s.
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22 May 2026 Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited; GrainsConnect Canada Operations Inc.Canada: grain elevator must be sold in the takeover of GrainsConnect CanadaMerger control Order

The planned acquisition of GrainsConnect by Parrish & Heimbecker would have reduced competition for the purchase of wheat from farmers around Reford (Saskatchewan). The Competition Bureau reached an agreement under which P&H must divest the grain elevator in Reford to an approved buyer and continue to operate it normally until then.

What organisations can take from it

Merger control also has local effects: even a single site can trigger a divestiture requirement.

Authority / court
Competition Bureau Canada (Consent Agreement beim Competition Tribunal)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Competition Act (Kanada), Fusionskontrolle
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Food and agriculture
Published
22 May 2026

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

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17 Dec 2025 Greencore Group plcGreencore/Bakkavor: takeover only with sale of sauce plant in Bristol United KingdomMerger control Order

In the planned acquisition of the food manufacturer Bakkavor, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found a substantial lessening of competition in chilled own-label sauces for UK supermarkets. It cleared the merger only because Greencore undertook to sell its entire chilled soups and sauces plant in Bristol, including its employees, to a pre-determined purchaser.

What organisations can take from it

Even overlaps in small product segments can hold up an entire acquisition – prepare remedies early.

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Enterprise Act 2002, s. 73(2) (Undertakings in lieu of reference)
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Food and agriculture
Published
18 Dec 2025

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

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18 Sep 2024 AGROFERT, a.s.AGROFERT: 21 million EUR for concealed takeover of two large bakeries upheld SlovakiaMerger control €21m

In 2013, AGROFERT acquired control of the bakeries PRVÁ BRATISLAVSKÁ PEKÁRENSKÁ and PEZA, but had the Žilina bakery held covertly by a third party for two years in order to circumvent the notification threshold – the authority had rejected an earlier takeover in 2011. The Council of the Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, PMÚ SR) upheld the fine of 21 million EUR; final since 27 September 2024.

What organisations can take from it

Staggered acquisitions or acquisitions concealed via third parties are aggregated – circumvention structures increase the fine.

Authority / court
Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (PMÚ SR)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Slowakisches Wettbewerbsschutzgesetz (Nichtanmeldung und Vollzug eines Zusammenschlusses)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Food and agriculture
Culpability
intentional
Published
8 Oct 2024

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

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