Tag: Antitrust merger
US: Trump’s FCC announces vote to kill net neutrality
The head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unveiled plans on Tuesday, November 21, to repeal landmark 2015 rules that prohibited internet service...
UK: Law firm Lindsays to merge with Aitken Nairn
Law firm Lindsays has announced a merger with long-established Edinburgh solicitors Aitken Nairn.
The merger, which is due to take place on January 22, will...
UK: Union warns a merger of SSE and npower could reduce...
A merger of SSE and npower could reduce competition and lead to further energy price hikes, the GMB union has warned. The GMB union...
US: St. Joseph Mercy and Mercy Health announce big merger in...
Two major Catholic health systems in Michigan are merging to create a statewide system that will operate 10 hospitals and employ more than 22,000...
US: Trump denies pressing for CNN sale in AT&T-Time Warner merger
President Donald Trump, in comments to reporters on Saturday, November 10, on Air Force One, said that he had not pressured the Justice Department...
US: EQT, Rice shareholders greenlight merger
EQT announced its shareholders have approved the pending transaction with Rice Energy (RICE) at a special meeting. Of the total shares cast, approximately 84%...
US: COSCO and Orient cleared for merger
On Monday, October 23, COSCO Shipping and Orient Overseas released a joint statement claiming that US regulators have found no antitrust violations with the...
UK: Cookie giants Burton’s and Fox’s in crunch merger talks
Sky News has reported that 2 Sisters Food Group-owned, Burton’s and Fox’s are in merger talks which, if successful, could cover 20% of the...
Mergers are bad for innovation
Posted by Pro Market
Mergers Are Bad for Innovation
By Asher Schechter
As competition authorities and economists worry about the competitive implications of increasingly concentrated markets, horizontal merger...
EU: Germany’s Siemens and France’s Alstom on brink of rail merger
France’s Alstom and Germany’s Siemens have a deal ready to sign that would merge their rail businesses in the face of Chinese competition.
Alstom, which...