United Kingdom: Competition and Markets Authority issued ruling in its investigation into Keysight Technologies anticipated acquisition of Spirent Communications

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Competition and Markets Authority issued ruling in its investigation into Keysight Technologies anticipated acquisition of Spirent Communications

On 9 April 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a GBP 25'000 penalty on Keysight Technologies for failing to comply with the requirements of the First Notice without reasonable excuse. This followed a provisional penalty notice …

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2024-09-04
under deliberation

On 4 September 2024, the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a statutory …

2025-01-16
in consultation

On 16 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a consultation as part of it…

2025-01-30
processing consultation

On 30 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its consultation on the inve…

2025-04-09
in force

On 9 April 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a GBP 25'000 penalty on Keysig…