Tag: Antitrust merger
Brazil: CADE considers restrictions on Suzano-Fibria
According to a reporte from Reuters Brazil antitrust agency Cade is considering imposing restrictions on the merger of Fibria Celulose and Suzano Papel e...
EEUU: Sprint crece; puja por fusión con T-Mobile
Tras un trimestre en el que las cuatro grandes operadoras de telefonía móvil de EEUU vieron aumentos en la cantidad de suscriptores de pospago,...
Brazil: Linde-Praxair deal gets antitrust approval
Reuters reported that Brazil’s antitrust regulator approved the US$80 billion merger of gas group Linde and Praxair, as long as the companies go ahead...
US: AT&T-Time Warner mega-merger case dismissed
AT&T won approval on Tuesday, June 12, to buy Time Warner, in one of the largest antitrust cases in decades, reported the Wall Street...
Australia: HBF scraps AU$4b health insurance merger with HCF
HBF’s proposed AU$4 billion (US$3 billion) merger with NSW private health insurer HCF has collapsed. The not-for-profit groups revealed Friday, June 1, they had...
EU: EC approves purchase of Dutch cable TV co Ziggo by...
The European Commission has reapproved with conditions, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global. The merger was first approved...
US/South Korea: Proxy advisor Glass Lewis urges vote against Hyundai merger
US proxy advisor Glass Lewis on Monday, May 14, recommended shareholders reject Hyundai Mobis proposed spin-off merger plan, citing "questionable business logic" and "inadequate...
US: House Passes bill to reduce FTC merger Powers
On May 9 he US House of Representatives passed Republican legislation to trim the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) merger enforcement powers, as a new...
Japan: Banks appeal merger denial by regulator
Two small Japanese banks made a fresh appeal on Monday, May 7, to be allowed to combine and pledged to ease antitrust concerns, as...
Germany: Allianz CEO open to “merger of equals” opportunities
The CEO of Europe’s largest insurer, Allianz, suggested he was open to a merger of equals, but also said lofty stock valuations stood in...
