Tag: Acquisition
EU: LyondellBasell gets clearance to acquire A. Schulman
Plastics, chemicals and refining company LyondellBasell has secured permission from the European Commission to acquire A. Schulman.
The European Commission's clearance for the transaction satisfies...
US: Conagra Brands to acquire Pinnacle Foods for about US$8.1bn
Conagra Brands on Wednesday, June 27, announced plans to acquire Pinnacle Foods in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about US$8.1 billion that furthers Conagra's...
Australia: JCDecaux to acquire APN Outdoor for US$700m
French multinational JCDecaux will acquire APN Outdoor for AUS $1.2 billion ($700m). The business had been eyeing the Australian company for some time, stating...
US: Gray Television to buy Raycom Media in US$3.6b deal
Broadcasting company Gray Television on Monday, June 25, announced it will acquire privately held Raycom Media in a cash-and-stock deal valued at US$3.65 billion,...
Brazil: Walmart-Advent deal gets antitrust approval
According to a report from Reuters, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade on Friday approved buyout firm Advent International’s acquisition of Walmart's Brazilian operations, and sought...
EU: Regulators to rule on Blackstone’s Thomson Reuters US$20b deal by...
EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 20 whether to clear US private equity firm Blackstone Group's $20 billion acquisition of a majority stake...
US: Microsoft acquires education start-up Flipgrid
Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, a video discussion platform used by more than 20 million teachers and students around the world. Flipgrid is a platform...
EU: Commission starts phase II investigation into T-Mobile takeover of Tele2
<Tele2 announced the European Commission (EC) has announced its decision to initiate a Phase II investigation into the acquisition of Tele2 Netherlands by T-Mobile...
EU: Fortum close to gaining antitrust approval for Uniper
Finnish utility Fortum is set to gain unconditional EU approval to acquire a 46.65% stake in German energy group Uniper from E.ON, reported Reuters.
State-controlled...
US: Coinbase acquires securities firm
With the rise of the ICO and a host of startups making digital tokens all their own, the question arises: what to do with...