Tag: Antitrust bid
EU Not Convinced On Illumina Remedies For Grail Bid
US life sciences company Illumina's offer to cut prices and allow rivals continued access to its technologies has "yet to convince" EU antitrust regulators...
DOJ Sues To Block UnitedHealth’s Bid For Change Healthcare
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday in a bid to stop health insurer UnitedHealth Group from buying Change Healthcare, reported Reuters.
The $7.84...
Amazon & Nike Exploring Bids For Peloton: Report
Peloton Interactive is attracting interest from potential suitors including Amazon, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Amazon has been speaking to...
Teachout Drops Bid For AG
Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout has dropped out of the race to be New York’s attorney general, days after incumbent Letitia James decided...
EU Set To OK Microsoft’s $16B Nuance Bid
Microsoft is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communication, reported...
DOJ Approves S&P’s $44B IHS Bid
The DOJ has granted Business information provider S&P and IHS Markit antitrust approval for their planned merger, on condition it sell some businesses and...
UK Regulator Pauses S&P’s $44B IHS Bid
The UK markets regulator said on Wednesday that it had served an initial enforcement order in relation to the anticipated acquisition of IHS Markit...
UK’s Vectura Backs $1.52B Takeover Offer From Philip Morris
Vectura announced on Thursday, August 12, that it plans to back tobacco giant Philip Morris International's £1.1 billion (US$1.52 billion) offer for the British...
UK Hedge Fund Tells Canadian National To Drop $34B Kansas City...
UK hedge fund manager Chris Hohn has demanded that Canadian National (CN) abandon its current US$34 billion pursuit of US railway rival Kansas City...
EU Court Rejects Ryanair’s Bid To Challenge State Aid For Rival...
A top EU court has rejected Ryanair’s legal challenge to State aid given to rival airlines during the pandemic in a victory for the...
