Aleksandra Kinaneva, Author at Kluwer Competition Law Blog

PPF Mergers in Bulgaria – a Tale of Double Standard

Plamen Yotov (Kambourov & Partners) and Aleksandra Kinaneva/September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 /Leave a comment

The contemplated acquisition of Nova Broadcasting Group AD by PPF TMT Bidco 2 В.V (the latter entity and its economic group hereinafter referred to as “PPF”) along with a separate acquisition of the vertically integrated business of CEZ Group of companies (owned by CEZ a.s.) by the Bulgarian company Inercom EAD have been making the…

Bulgaria, Media, Sector inquiries

Media Antitrust in Bulgaria – where do we stand after the media sector inquiry?

Plamen Yotov (Kambourov & Partners) and Aleksandra Kinaneva/July 12, 2018August 27, 2018 /Leave a comment

By its Decision № 717 dated 28 June 2018 the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (“the CPC”/”the Commission”) adopted a sector inquiry of a number of markets within the media sector. The decision contains some intriguing stances by the CPC, especially against the background of its own previous case law or the decisional practice…