Tag: Acquisition
Amazon’s iRobot Purchase Faces EU Antitrust Probe: Sources
Amazon's acquisition of iRobot for $1.7 billion is undergoing a full-scale antitrust investigation by the EU, following the company's recent approval of the deal...
Shell Completes Acquisition Of US Nature Energy
Oil giant Shell Petroleum has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Denmark's Nature Energy, as the energy industry in Europe continues...
Meta Files to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit Blocking Within Unlimited Acquisition
On Thursday, October 13, a court filing showed that Meta filed to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) lawsuit attempting to block the...
UK Watchdog Probes Bouygues’ £6B Acquisition Of Equans
The competition watchdog has launched a probe into Bouygues’ €7.1bn (£6.1bn) acquisition of Engie’s construction and services business, Equans.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
Twitter Plans Scroll Acquisition
Twitter announced on Tuesday, May 4, that it is acquiring Scroll, a subscription service that removes ads for news sites, as part of its...
Platinum Equity To Buy Ingram Micro For $7.2B
US private equity firm Platinum Equity announced on Wednesday, December 9, it would buy electronics distributor Ingram Micro from a unit of Chinese aviation...
Western Union In Talks to Buy MoneyGram: Report
Western Union is seeking to acquire MoneyGram International in a transaction that would bring together two of the largest US providers of money-transfer services,...
Koch Industries Closes $13B Infor Acquisition
Koch Industries announced that it has closed on the acquisition of Infor, announced in February. The company never officially announced the purchase price, but...
Thermo Fisher To Buy CoronaVirus Test Maker, Qiagen For $11B
Thermo Fisher has agreed to buy Dutch diagnostics group Qiagen in a $11.5b deal, as the US scientific equipment maker expands its disease-testing capabilities...
US: LVMH to buy Tiffany for $16.2B
LVMH is close to a deal to buy Tiffany, the fabled US jeweler, for more than $16 billion as it seeks to clinch what...