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Here you can find the recent competition policy and public procurement projects in which Lear has been involved.
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Competition Economics, Cooperation and Vertical Agreements
Market assessment for the leading beer producer in the Italian beer markets
Lear assisted a major beer producer in the Italian market in its self-assessment of compliance to competition rules. Lear was asked to define the relevant antitrust markets and assess the existence of a dominant position. Lear’s economists, closely following the European Commission guidelines on the identification of the relevant market and the enforcement of art. […] Read more
Cartels, Competition Economics
Alleged horizontal agreement in the market for financial services to the automotive sector
Lear assisted RCI Banque and Opel Finance, with two separate teams, in proceedings started by the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) seeking to prove the existence of an anticompetitive agreement between car manufacturers’ captive banks and regarding the purchase of motor vehicles through financing supplied by captive banks. The ICA’s investigation was triggered by the discovery […] Read more
Cartels, Competition Economics
Assessment of a joint venture in the ultrabroadband market
The Italian Competition Authority started an investigation to assess whether a joint venture between TIM and Fastweb created for the implementation of FTTH (Fiber To The Home) networks might potentially harm competition. Lear assisted a competitor of the joint venture which at that time had just entered the wholesale market of FTTH network.
Cartels, Competition Economics
Alleged horizontal agreement in the market for long term car rentals
Lear assisted an association of companies providing long-term car rentals, investigated by the Italian Competition Authority for having allegedly enabled an exchange of sensitive and detailed commercial information among its associates. In order to rebut the allegation of the Italian Competition Authority, Lear developed a qualitative analysis centred on the level of aggregation of the […] Read more
Cartels, Competition Economics
Alleged coordinated behaviour in the market for optional services to the SEPA DD payment system
Lear assisted a major Italian bank in proceedings before the Italian Competition Authority related to the payment mechanism for the new Additional Optional Service SEDA. The allegation of the Italian Competition Authority was that eleven banks and the main banking association had coordinated to avoid a remuneration mechanism based on a multilateral interchange fee and […] Read more
Cartels, Competition Economics
Alleged cartel in the insurance market
Lear advised a major insurance company involved in a cartel investigation by the Italian Competition Authority. Lear’s analysis focused on highlighting the weaknesses of the ICA’s approach to the case, and provided evidence that the companies’ behaviour was the result of autonomous and economically rational strategies pursued by the companies. The Administrative Tribunal of Lazio […] Read more
Competition Economics
Alleged illicit information exchange in the market for mortgages
Lear assisted a federation of credit unions involved in an investigation by the Italian Competition Authority for an alleged illicit exchange of information that might have facilitated collusion. Lear economists worked alongside the company’s legal advisors to explain that the exchange of information had the sole purpose of adherence to the international accounting standards, and […] Read more
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