The European Commission decided on Monday 3 May to fine Sigma-Aldrich €7.5 million for providing inaccurate or misleading information during the investigation into Merck’ s takeover of Sigma-Aldrich.
According to Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President responsible for Competition Policy, “companies should not withhold information or provide misleading information. This is crucial for the evaluation of an operation, especially in the case of research and development projects,...