The Autorité de la concurrence clears the acquisition of Alsa by Dr. Oetker (Ancel) by approving a commitment which addresses in advance competition issues (“fix-it-first” commitment), by granting a credible market player a license for the Ancel brand
1 March 2018: The Competition Prosecutor General from the Belgian competition authority and the General Rapporteur from the French Autorité de la concurrence indicate that unannounced inspections have been carried out in the cosmetics distribution sector.