Press 2016-08-25 Allowing the two largest companies to merge and acquire 80 per cent of the district heating pipes market harms competition. This is the view of the Swedish Competition Authority, who calls for the merger to be prohibited. The...

Press 2016-08-08 Stockholm City Court has dismissed the Swedish Competition Authority’s application to prevent Logstor acquiring Powerpipe Systems.

Press 2016-07-22 The Swedish Competition Authority is demanding that a procurement fine of SEK 200,000 be imposed on Karolinska for unlawfully awarding a contract.

Press 2016-07-20 Six years ago a ban was introduced in the Swedish Competition Act prohibiting municipalities and other government authorities from competing with private companies in an improper way. The Swedish Competition Authority has...

Press 2016-07-15 The Swedish Competition Authority has reviewed the Swedish Maritime Administration’s procurement of search and rescue helicopters, and is critical of the way in which the procurement was conducted.

Press 2016-07-14 Blocket Bostad will not acquire its competitor Hemnet. The merger notification that had been previously submitted to the Swedish Competition Authority has been withdrawn by the parties. Those who sell or buy homes will benefi...

Press 2016-07-01 E-commerce and deliveries of parcels, particularly the market segment regarding parcels from business to consumers, has enjoyed strong growth over a long period due to more consumers purchasing products online in Sweden and...

Press 2016-06-21 The price paid for identical pharmaceutical products often varies by 6 to 9 percent between county councils. The fact that there are relatively large spreads in prices for entirely homogeneous products suggests that more...