Tag: Antitrust merger
Energy Group Concerned Over Move To Merge Mexican Regulators
The Mexican business environment for energy sector players could be hampered by plans to fold autonomous regulators and the competition watchdog into existing ministries,...
France Publishes New Merger Control Guidelines
Since autumn 2017, the Autorité has been deeply involved in the modernization and simplification of merger control. And this week they published these updates....
Talkspace In $1.4B Merger Talks With Hudson Exec
Online therapy provider Talkspace has agreed to merge with Hudson Executive Investment, the blank-check firm run by former JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive Doug...
UK Regulator Breaks Up Motor Parts Merger
The CMA will require TVS Europe Distribution to sell 3G in order to protect competition in the commercial vehicle and trailer parts sector.
The CMA...
Visa & Plaid Call Off $5.3B Merger
Visa and financial-technology startup Plaid announced Tuesday that they’ve terminated their plans to merge following antitrust pushback from the Department of Justice, reported The Wall...
Gojek In $18B Indonesian Merger With Tokopedia
Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments platform Gojek is in talks with eCommerce innovator Tokopedia for an $18 billion merger, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Jan. 5),...
EU OKs Fiat Chrysler, PSA $38B Merger
Fiat Chrysler and French rival PSA gained EU antitrust approval on Monday, December 21, for their US$38 billion merger to create the world’s No.4 carmaker after...
Merger Creates Biggest Cannabis Company In The World
Aphria and Tilray have agreed to merge in a deal that forms the world’s largest cannabis company, reported Bloomberg.
The all-stock deal will create a...
Huntington & TCF Financial Unite In $22B Bank Merger
Huntington Bancshares is merging with TCF Financial in a US$22 billion deal that will result in the development of one of the top 10...
France’s Societe Generale, Credit du Nord In Merger Talks
Societe Generale (SocGen) and Credit du Nord, both based in Paris, have approved a plan to merge their retail banking operations, the banks said...