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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 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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€2.79mTotal of monetary amounts
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1 case

6 Nov 2024 Strabag AG (Köln); Kemna Bau Andreae GmbH & Co. KG als Kronzeuge ohne BußgeldBundeskartellamt: 2.79 million EUR against Strabag over collusion on Cologne's Zoobrücke GermanyCartels and collusion €2.79m

In the tender for the refurbishment of the Zoobrücke bridge in Cologne in early 2017, employees agreed that one company would submit a cover bid so that the other would win the contract, in return for a later compensation payment. Strabag received a fine of 2.79 million EUR (settlement); the proceedings against Kemna were discontinued as it was the leniency applicant.

What organisations can take from it

A single rigged tender is enough for a fine and criminal proceedings – compensation payments between bidders are a clear red flag.

Relevance to training and awareness

Cover bids and compensation payments in individual tenders

Authority / court
Bundeskartellamt
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
§ 1 GWB
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Construction and real estate
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement
Liability of senior managers
The Cologne public prosecutor's office is prosecuting the individuals involved under Section 298 StGB (German Criminal Code)
Published
6 Nov 2024

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

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