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A Few Tenths Of A Per Cent Was Enough: What Booking/Etraveli Means For Platform Deals
The European General Court has upheld the Commission's prohibition of Booking Holdings' acquisition of Etraveli Group, endorsing a novel 'reverse leveraging' theory of harm in platform mergers. This landmark judgment establishes that a dominant platform can be blocked from acquiring a business in an adjacent market even when the transaction produces only a marginal market share increase, if it serves to entrench an already weak competitive environment and make it harder for rivals to challenge the incumbent
Afghanistan Anti-trust
GP
Goodwin Procter LLP
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New EU Guidelines On Abuse Of Dominance: Recalibrated Framework, With Ample Room For Aggressive Enforcement
The European Commission has adopted final Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, introducing a "workable effects approach" that narrows presumptions while expanding guidance on objective justifications and recognizing sustainability benefits as valid efficiencies for the first time. These Guidelines replace the 2008 Enforcement Priorities Guidance and are expected to significantly impact enforcement practices across EU Member States and beyond, particularly for digital market
European Union Anti-trust
JD
Jones Day
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DSA Risk Assessment Failures: Lessons From The €550M AliExpress Decision
The European Commission has imposed a €550 million fine on AliExpress for Digital Services Act violations, marking the largest penalty under the DSA to date. The decision reveals critical failures in risk assessment methodology, moderation resourcing, and enforcement of seller penalties that allowed illegal products to proliferate on the platform. This landmark case establishes new compliance expectations for marketplaces regarding systemic risk management and operational controls.
Afghanistan Media & IT
LP
Logan & Partners
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Frontier AI And DORA: AI Service Providers To European Financial Entities Take Note
European financial regulators have issued new guidance on managing ICT risks from frontier AI models under DORA, setting expectations that will reshape how financial entities assess their technology providers. The statement from the European Supervisory Authorities outlines three core risk mitigation strategies—prevention, detection, and management—that will drive increasingly detailed scrutiny of AI service providers' cybersecurity, governance, and operational resilience. ICT service providers,
European Union Media & IT
GP
Goodwin Procter LLP