Tag: Antitrust merger
Indonesia’s “Largest Ever” Merger Is In The Works
Two of Indonesia's largest tech startups, Gojek and Tokopedia, announced on Monday, May 17, they will merge and look to go public this year,...
FTC’s Chairwoman Slaughter & Commissioner Chopra Comment On 7-Eleven/Speedway Merger
Today Federal Trade Commission Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Rohit Chopra issued the following statement in response to the announcement by 7-Eleven’s...
FTC’s Multilateral Pharma Merger Task Force Seeks Public Input
Staff from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Canada’s Competition Bureau, the European Commission Directorate General for Competition, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority,...
Australia To Hold Public Inquiry Into Crown Merger With Star
The Australian competition regulator will hold a public review of a proposal to merge Australia’s two biggest casino groups after the Star Entertainment group...
Facebook Appeals Giphy Merger Restrictions In The UK
On Wednesday Facebook argued to an appellate court that the UK's antitrust enforcer cannot use interim measures during merger reviews to “regulate the structure of competition” across markets. Facebook...
Spain Watchdog OKs Bankia Merger With Conditions
Spain’s competition watchdog, the CNMC, on Tuesday, March 23, approved Caixabank’s acquisition of state-owned lender Bankia, though the merged entity will have to agree...
UK Publishes Updated Merger Guidelines
Following a public consultation, the CMA has published updated guidelines about its approach to analysing mergers.
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) previous merger assessment...
Sky & Vodafone Think Virgin-O2 Merger Will Hurt UK Competition
The tie-up of Liberty Global and Telefonica’s UK businesses risks harming Britain’s telecom market, Vodafone Group and Comcast’s Sky claimed in submissions to the nation's antitrust regulator.
Sky Mobile currently...
Dole Food In Merger Talks With Ireland’s Total Produce
The US fruit and vegetable producer Dole Food is to merge with Ireland-based Total Produce to create a US-listed group that will be the...
Fiat Chrysler & PSA Seal Merger To Become Stellantis
Fiat Chrysler and PSA sealed their long-awaited merger on Saturday, January 16, to create Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest auto group with deep enough pockets...
