Tag: Antitrust merger
Japan: Largest futures exchanges are set to announce a merger
The largest futures exchanges in Japan are set to announce a merger this week as part of a national effort to take on foreign...
US: CVS merger with Aetna orders hearing
A US judge who has been asked to sign off on a government agreement that allowed CVS Health to buy health insurer Aetna ordered...
US: Judge drops hearing into Sinclair after failed Tribune merger
A US administrative law judge has dropped a hearing into Sinclair Broadcast's US$3.9 billion bid to purchase Tribune Media because the deal had failed...
US: Dollar Tree to close or rebrand 600 Family Dollar Stores...
Dollar Tree announced Wednesday, March 6, it will close up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and convert another 200 into Dollar Tree...
EU: Vestager is concerned about weaker merger rules
According to the Financial Times, Margrethe Vestager has warned national capitals to be “aware of the consequences” of watering down merger rules, saying such...
UK: Experian, ClearScore cancel merger
Experian has backed down over its $275m merger with credit rating checker rival Clearscore after a watchdog warned it could harm competition in the sector.
“Taking...
EU: Vestager chances at top EU position hurt by merger veto?
According to a report in the Financial Times, by vetoing the merger between Alstom and Siemens last week, Ms Vestager demonstrated some of the...
US: Trump admin allows faster Fed, OCC Bank merger approvals
Banks are finding it easier to merge since Donald Trump took office, and since federal regulators have revised policies to make the approval process...
US: US$44M award against Cigar-Maker must be restored
The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, February 8, ordered the reinstatement of a jury’s US$44 million award against Swisher International—the world’s...
EU: Antitrust policy gets heat after mergers blocked
According to a report from Reuters Siemens and Alstom’s merger collapsed on Wednesday after EU regulators blocked the deal, prompting Germany and France to call for...
