Tag: Antitrust merger
India: Walmart may exit Flipkart merger after new FDI e-commerce regulations?
New foreign direct investment (FDI) rules regarding online marketplaces may cause issues for the Walmart-Flipkart merger. According to investment bank Morgan Stanley, Walmart may...
US: Porter Wright expands with merger
On Monday, February 4, Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Vic Domen, an antitrust and investigations lawyer, has joined its Washington, DC office as a...
US: BuzzFeed talks merger
BuzzFeed, which is cutting 15% of its staff, is reportedly exploring a merger with Group Nine, another digital-media company that owns brands like NowThis...
Philippines: Watchdog fines Grab for post-merger audit intervention
The Philippine competition watchdog on Friday, January 25, announced it has sanctioned ride-hailing service Grab for obstructing an audit aimed at preventing anti-competitive practices,...
UK: Investment trusts announce merger
The Financial Times Adviser reported that two healthcare focused investment trusts, Medicx and Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), are to merge, creating a fund with...
EU: Deutsche Bank-Commerzbank deal in talks again
Talks about a possible merger between Deutsche Bank (DB)—the biggest German lender—and its smaller domestic rival Commerzbank are on again.
According to the Financial...
US: Is the CBS-Viacom merger back on?
CBS’ board will meet on January 31, and the possibility of a merger between the former corporate siblings will be a hot topic on...
Germany: Merger talks between NordLB and Helaba have ended
Talks between ailing German public sector bank NordLB and fellow public-sector lender Helaba about a possible merger have ended, Germany daily Boersen-Zeitung reported on...
US: Rent-A-Center ditches merger
After Rent-A-Center announced that Vintage Capital Management had terminated its merger agreement, Vintage announced Tuesday, December 18, that's not the case.
Rent-A-Center stated earlier Tuesday...
US: CVS defends settlement that allowed Aetna merger
CVS Health defended on Friday, December 14, an agreement with the US Justice Department (DOJ) which allowed it to purchase health insurer Aetna for...
