The only substantial sanctions to occur for estate agency AML breaches in the UK were carried out in March 2014 by the Office of Fair Trading. In a swansong episode of enforcement before regulatory responsibility was passed to HMRC in April 2014, the Office of Fair Trading fined three estate agents almost £250,000 for “significant […]

A number of recent developments have highlighted the potential exposure of private equity firms to competition law risks as a result of the activities of their portfolio companies. In this briefing, we look at what private equity firms need to watch out for and how they can minimize the risks that they face. Why worry? […]