Philippines: Announced PCP investigation into the proposed acquisition of Uber B. V. and Uber Systems, Inc. by Grab Holdings, Inc. and MyTaxi. PH

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Announced PCP investigation into the proposed acquisition of Uber B. V. and Uber Systems, Inc. by Grab Holdings, Inc. and MyTaxi. PH

On 3 April 2018, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) directed the Mergers and Acquisitions Office to initiated a mot proprio review of the acquisition by Grab Holdings, Inc. and My Taxi. PH, Inc. of assets from Uber B.V. and Uber Systems, In…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2018-04-03
under deliberation

On 3 April 2018, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) directed the Mergers and Acquisitions …

2018-04-06
under investigation

On 6 April 2018, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) ordered Uber to continue operating its…

2018-08-10
in force

On 10 August 2018, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) approved Grab’s acquisition of Uber …

2018-10-11
in force

On 11 October 2018, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) issued a fine of PHP 16 million (ca…

2019-11-18
in force

On 18 November 2019, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) approved a set of commitments (Ext…

2023-02-02
in force

On 2 February 2023, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) fined Grab Holdings PHP 9 million (…

2023-05-15
under investigation

On 15 May 2023, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) imposed a fine of PHP 9 million (ca. US…