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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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Where?
by regionAll jurisdictions
What for?
by action- Fine 10 cases 56 % · €114.9m
- Order 8 cases 44 % ·
Who?
by sectorAll sectors
- Food and agriculture 3 cases 17 % · €21m
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals 2 cases 11 % · €1.8m
- Energy and utilities 2 cases 11 % · €6.41m
- Retail and e-commerce 2 cases 11 % · €77.6m
- Other 2 cases 11 % · €528,500
- Automotive 1 case 6 % ·
- Healthcare 1 case 6 % ·
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering 1 case 6 % ·
- Media and online platforms 1 case 6 % · €7.51m
- Telecoms, IT and software 1 case 6 % · €84,042
- 2 more2 cases
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | €21m |
| Q4 2024 | 2 | €1.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 3 | €75.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 7 | €16.2m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | — |
18 cases
14 Aug 2026 Henkel AG & Co. KGaAHenkel/Liquid Nails: court blocks takeover of Loctite’s main competitor Order
Henkel wanted to buy the construction adhesive brand Liquid Nails for 725 million USD from the financial investor American Industrial Partners, thereby taking over the main competitor of its Loctite brand. After a seven-day trial, the federal court, on application by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), issued a permanent injunction against the acquisition.
Acquiring the closest competitor carries a high risk of prohibition, even at a moderate deal volume.
- Authority / court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (auf Antrag der FTC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Section 7 Clayton Act; Section 13(b) FTC Act (Permanent Injunction)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 17 Aug 2026
- Statement on FTC Win Blocking Loctite, Liquid Nails Construction Adhesive Merger (17.08.2026) Press release of an authority
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2 Jun 2026 Ascension Health Alliance; AmSurg LLC / Ambulatory Topco LLCAscension/AmSurg: seven ambulatory surgery centres must be sold Order
The non-profit hospital group Ascension wanted to acquire AmSurg for 3.9 billion USD. Owing to overlaps in outpatient surgery in five regions, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires the sale of seven AmSurg centres to SC Affiliates and a gastroenterology practice, as well as transitional support.
Non-profit healthcare providers are also subject to merger control – regional market shares determine divestitures.
- Authority / court
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Section 7 Clayton Act; Section 5 FTC Act (Consent Order)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- FTC Requires Divestiture of Ambulatory Surgery Centers … Ascension Health-AmSurg Deal (02.06.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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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 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.
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
- Competition Bureau reaches agreement to protect competition for grain farmers in Saskatchewan Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Dec 2025 Bravogroup Holding Vagyonkezelő Kft.Bravogroup: 32.6 million HUF for unnotified stake in Xiaomi distributor €84,042
In February 2023, the IT holding company acquired a 50% stake with negative sole control in the Xiaomi distributor Mystical Hungary Zrt., but only approached the Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (Hungarian Competition Authority, GVH) after 582 days and notified the concentration thereafter. Following voluntary disclosure, acknowledgement and waiver of legal remedies, the authority imposed a significantly reduced 32.6 million HUF.
Blocking rights (negative control) can also trigger a notification requirement – review stakes under merger control law before signing.
Merger control for minority stakes with veto rights
- Authority / court
- Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Ungarisches Wettbewerbsgesetz, Vollzugsverbot (VJ/20/2025)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary disclosure, acknowledgement and waiver of legal remedies.
- Published
- 18 Dec 2025
Original amount 32,600,000 HUF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Dec 2025.
- Bejelentés és engedély nélkül végrehajtott fúzió miatt bírságolt a GVH Press release of an authority
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 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.
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
- CMA case page: Greencore / Bakkavor merger inquiry Official register or notice
- CMA: Decision on acceptance of undertakings in lieu of reference (ME/2257/25), 17.12.2025 Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Dec 2025 The Boeing Company und Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.Boeing/Spirit AeroSystems: takeover only with divestiture of Airbus supplier plants Order
For the 8.3 billion USD takeover of the fuselage and wing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) required Boeing to divest Spirit’s Airbus businesses to Airbus and the plant in Subang, Malaysia, to CTRM, to provide transitional services and to continue supplying defence competitors. A monitor oversees implementation.
Vertical acquisitions of a supplier on which competitors also depend often only go through with divestitures and supply commitments.
- Authority / court
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Section 7 Clayton Act; Section 5 FTC Act (Consent Order)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Defence and security
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- FTC Requires Boeing to Divest Several Spirit Assets to Proceed with Merger (03.12.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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14 Nov 2025 Valvoline Inc. und Greenbriar Equity Fund V, L.P.Valvoline/Greenbriar: FTC requires sale of 45 quick oil change shops Order
Valvoline wanted to acquire around 200 Oil Changers shops from Greenbriar for 625 million USD. Because the two competed directly in 25 local markets, under the proposed consent order the acquisition may only be completed if 45 shops are sold to Main Street Auto.
For branch networks too, the competition authority examines each local market individually – map overlaps before the deal.
- Authority / court
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Section 7 Clayton Act; Section 5 FTC Act (Consent Order)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- FTC Requires Divestiture of Oil Change Shops in Valvoline-Greenbriar Deal (14.11.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Nov 2025 UAB „Emsi“Emsi took over four filling stations without merger clearance – 1.02 million EUR €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.
Even the long-term lease of individual sites may require notification – if in doubt, ask the authority beforehand.
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
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2025-11-06 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
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3 Nov 2025 Groupe ParfaitFrance: 7.6 million EUR against Groupe Parfait for failing to meet merger remedies (Martinique) €7.6m
In 2022, clearance of an acquisition in food retail in Martinique was made conditional on the divestiture of a Géant Casino hypermarket by September 2023; Parfait only sold it in September 2025, allowed the value of the assets to deteriorate and obstructed the trustee (decision 25-D-05). Fines: 4.5 million EUR (divestiture), 2.5 million EUR (preservation of value), 600,000 EUR (cooperation).
Merger control commitments are binding – missed deadlines and a lack of cooperation with the trustee are sanctioned separately.
Compliance with merger remedies and cooperation with trustees
- Authority / court
- Autorité de la concurrence
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Verstoß gegen Zusagen aus Freigabeentscheidung 22-DCC-254 (Fusionskontrolle, Code de commerce)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 3 Nov 2025
- Distribution alimentaire à la Martinique : l'Autorité inflige au groupe Parfait des sanctions (25-D-05) Press release of an authority
- Décision 25-D-05 relative au respect des engagements annexés à la décision n° 22-DCC-254 Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 Oct 2025 MM Grupp OÜCinema chain MM Grupp (Apollo) took over Forum Cinemas without clearance – 7.5 million EUR €7.51m
In 2021, the Estonian parent company of Apollo cinemas acquired control of Forum Cinemas Lithuania before the notified merger had been cleared and integrated the cinemas in Vilnius and Kaunas into its network, even though the Konkurencijos taryba (Lithuanian Competition Council) had provisionally expressed competition concerns. Fine of 7,507,930 EUR (0.8% of consolidated worldwide turnover) and obligation to end the infringement within six months. Source: archived copy of the press release.
No implementation before clearance: restructurings and leases can also constitute prohibited early implementation.
- Authority / court
- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Konkurencijos įstatymas (Vollzugsverbot bei Zusammenschlüssen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Published
- 30 Oct 2025
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2025-10-30 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
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26 Aug 2025 GXO Logistics, Inc. und Wincanton LimitedGXO/Wincanton: supermarket warehouse logistics must be sold after takeover Order
GXO had already acquired Wincanton in April 2024; the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a hold-separate order, appointed a monitoring trustee and, in Phase 2, found a lessening of competition in dedicated warehousing services for grocery retail. Under the final undertakings, GXO committed to divest Wincanton’s business serving supermarket customers.
Anyone completing a deal before the merger review has concluded bears the risk of having to give up parts of the acquired business again.
- Authority / court
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Enterprise Act 2002, ss. 41, 82, 90 (Final Undertakings)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- CMA case page: GXO / Wincanton merger inquiry Official register or notice
- CMA: Notice of acceptance of Final Undertakings (GXO / Wincanton), 26.08.2025 Decision of an authority
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17 Jun 2025 Safran S.A.Safran/Collins: clearance only in exchange for sale of actuation businesses Order
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that Safran’s acquisition of part of the actuation and flight control business of Collins Aerospace (RTX) would result in a substantial lessening of competition in horizontal stabiliser trim actuators. Clearance was granted only in return for the undertaking to divest Safran’s North American actuation business, including sites in Mexico, California and Canada, to a pre-approved purchaser (Woodward).
In acquisitions in concentrated supply markets, prepare remedies including a buyer early – here the CMA required an upfront buyer.
- Authority / court
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Enterprise Act 2002, s. 73 (Undertakings in lieu of reference)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 23 Jun 2025
- CMA case page: Safran / Collins merger inquiry Official register or notice
- CMA: Decision on acceptance of undertakings in lieu of reference (ME/7081/23) Decision of an authority
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12 Feb 2025 Synot W, a.s.; Ing. Igor Vicel (Unternehmer)Gambling takeover without notification: 428,500 EUR for gun-jumping €428,500
In 2020, Synot and a sole trader jointly acquired control of the gambling operator SLOV-MATIC, transferred shares and replaced corporate bodies before notifying the concentration. Under a settlement, the Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, PMÚ SR) imposed 400,000 EUR on Synot and 28,500 EUR on the entrepreneur; final since 7 March 2025.
Before closing, neither replace corporate bodies nor steer finances – M&A teams need a gun-jumping checklist.
- Authority / court
- Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (PMÚ SR)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Slowakisches Wettbewerbsschutzgesetz (Anmeldepflicht und Vollzugsverbot)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary subsequent notification, admission and settlement (50% reduction).
- Published
- 10 Mar 2025
- KONCENTRÁCIE: PMÚ uložil pokutu viac ako 428-tisíc eur za „gun-jumping“ v oblasti hazardu Press release of an authority
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28 Jan 2025 OGH raises gun-jumping fine against food retailer from 1.5 to 70 million EUR €70m
A food retail group anonymised in the decision (R*) had, through its subsidiary, implemented a notifiable concentration without merger control clearance by means of a long-term lease of store space in a shopping centre (1 July 2018 to 20 September 2022). The Cartel Court (Kartellgericht) imposed a fine of 1.5 million EUR; Austria's Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) upheld the appeals of the Federal Competition Authority (Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde, BWB) and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor (Bundeskartellanwalt) and set the fine at 70 million EUR, taking into account the group turnover of 92.3 billion EUR and an earlier fine for prohibited implementation.
Taking over stores by way of a lease or tenancy agreement can also be a notifiable concentration – expansion departments must check merger control requirements.
Notification requirement for site takeovers through leases or tenancy agreements
- Authority / court
- Oberster Gerichtshof als Kartellobergericht (Antrag der Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- § 29 Z 1 lit a iVm § 17 Abs 1 KartG 2005
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Repeat case
- yes
- OGH 16 Ok 5/24g vom 28.01.2025 Court decision
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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 €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.
Until clearance, the buyer must not exert any influence on the target company's operations – integration teams need clear gun-jumping rules.
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.
- Oil Companies to Pay Record FTC Gun-Jumping Fine for Antitrust Law Violation Press release of an authority
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22 Nov 2024 Viatris Inc.Viatris: 1.5 million GBP – key staff replaced despite hold-separate order €1.8m
During the review of the sale of the European rights to the hormone products Duphaston and Femoston to Theramex, an Initial Enforcement Order was in force. Viatris replaced members of the UK management without the consent of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and subsequently failed to report the breach; the CMA imposed 1.5 million GBP.
During a merger review, staffing decisions in the target business also require consent – and breaches must be reported immediately.
Standstill and interim obligations in merger proceedings (management, HR)
- Authority / court
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Enterprise Act 2002, s. 72(2) (Initial Enforcement Order), s. 94A
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
Original amount 1,500,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Nov 2024.
- CMA: Viatris fined £1.5m for failure to comply with CMA order (22.11.2024) Press release of an authority
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16 Oct 2024 OGH: 100,000 EUR gun-jumping fine for premature start of a mask production joint venture €100,000
A textile company started operations with a joint venture (H* GmbH) for the production of protective masks on 24 April 2020, before the notifiable concentration had been cleared; the infringement lasted until 25 May 2020. The Cartel Court imposed a fine of 5,000 EUR; the OGH increased the fine to 100,000 EUR.
The standstill obligation applies even in emergencies such as the pandemic – a joint venture may only start operating after clearance.
Standstill obligation before clearance (gun-jumping), including in crisis situations
- Authority / court
- Oberster Gerichtshof als Kartellobergericht (Antrag der Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- § 29 Z 1 lit a iVm § 17 Abs 1 KartG 2005
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Culpability
- intentional
- OGH 16 Ok 4/24k vom 16.10.2024 Court decision
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18 Sep 2024 AGROFERT, a.s.AGROFERT: 21 million EUR for concealed takeover of two large bakeries upheld €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.
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
- Rada PMÚ potvrdila 21-miliónovú pokutu za neoznámenie koncentrácie a jej predčasnú implementáciu Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link