Blog: Monopoly

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The new chair of the FTC and antitrust 2.0

Tim Mulligan

22 Jun 2021

Anti-trust

Monopoly

Lina Khan

The appointment of Lina Khan on June 15th to chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to be a transformational one in the history of the world wide web. Khan came to prominence with an article...

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Developers versus distributors: The App and Play Stores see challenge on the horizon

Hanna Kahlert

7 Oct 2020

Apple

Google

app store

Six months ago, Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store were the unquestioned gateways between app developers and consumer devices. Today, the unshakeable foundations of the fortress walls are, well,...

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Bain Capital Fashions Itself Goal-Scoring Opportunity with Tabled Serie A Offer

Alistair Taylor

16 Jun 2020

Bain Capital

Macquaire

Close Brothers

Italian football league Serie A is attracting suitors for an equity share, following a €3 billion ($3.4 billion) ‘tentative offer’ made by Bain Capital for 25% of the league. This opened up competition...

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