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You Can’t Outsource Competition law – Why European Competition Law is Important in Outsourcing Transactions

June 2010
Ashley Winton, James R.M. Killick

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Whether it is called outsourcing, co-sourcing, crowdsourcing, cloudsourcing, insourcing, offshoring, nearsoucing, multi-sourcing, strategic sourcing or plain old facilities management, we have enjoyed sourcing in various guises and forms for over 30 years, with much of this activity taking place in the Americas and Europe.

With commentators suggesting that the total contract value awarded in the Americas last year was the lowest of the decade, an increased focus will be placed upon sourcing transactions in the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.