Tag: Antitrust merger
UK: Sainsbury’s and Asda challenge CMA over merger probe
Sainsbury's and Asda are seeking to take the competition watchdog to a judicial review - saying they have not been given enough time to...
US: 14 orgs tell Congress why T-Mobile and Sprint merger should...
T-Mobile and Sprint’s proposed merger has seen pushback from various groups. One in particular, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), is concerned the deal...
Iceland: Icelandair and WOW merger cancelled
Icelandair announced on Thursday, November 29, it had scrapped its all-share deal to buy WOW Air that had aimed to create a stronger international competitor,...
UK: SSE admits “some uncertainty” over Npower merger
Energy firm SSE has admitted there is "some uncertainty" that its merger with rival Npower will go ahead. The announcement comes after the companies...
South Africa: Multichoice and SABC breached competition laws
The South Africa Competition Commission has found that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and MultiChoice implemented a merger transaction without notifying it.
The matter...
US: MGM Casino and Caesars to merge?
Las Vegas casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. are reportedly discussing a merger to create a behemoth company that would control...
UAE: Abu Dhabi in talks to form 2 new banks in...
Abu Dhabi’s merger of three state-linked banks is set to create two new lenders, according to Bloomberg.
Under plans being discussed, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank...
US: FTC Announces agenda for fifth session of its 21st Century...
The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the fifth session of its Hearings initiative, with a one-day session to be held at the...
US: Linde, Praxair sell assets to prepare for merger
Industrial gases group Linde is set to sell additional assets to a consortium of Messer Group GmbH and CVC Capital Partners for about $200...
US: DOJ Oks Cigna/Express Scripts $52b merger
The US Justice Department's (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Monday, September 17, gave its approval to the US$52 billion deal merging Express Scripts with Cigna.
"We...
