Tag: Antitrust merger
Judge Orders Ipreo To Pay $142M In Damages Over IHS Markit...
A Delaware state judge has ruled that investment banking-focused technology company Ipreo must pay at least $142 million in damages after finding that its...
Biden’s Antitrust Changes Have Added To Merger Investors’ Concerns
US President Joe Biden’s tougher regulatory stance on big corporate mergers has fueled a rise in investor bets on some deals not being completed,...
FTC Does Not See A Need For More Experts At Illumina...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is resisting a bid from Illumina to call two additional witnesses at the agency's upcoming antitrust trial, claiming the request from...
FTC Says It Is Struggling To Keep Up with Merger Filings
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is struggling to keep up with a "tidal wave" of merger filings, telling some businesses to merge at their...
Illumina Hires Sidley, DLA Piper To Lobby Against FTC Merger Challenge
Illumina ramped up its US lobbying spend in Washington, DC, in recent months, hiring law firms Sidley Austin and DLA Piper to advocate for...
EU Stops Probe Into Cargotec, Konecranes Merger
EU antitrust regulators have suspended their investigation into the merger of Finnish engineering firm Konecranes and cargo handling machinery maker Cargotec, a European Commission...
FTC Rescinds 1995 Policy Limiting Merger Deterrence
The Federal Trade Commission voted in an open Commission meeting to rescind a 1995 policy statement that made it more difficult and burdensome to deter...
Chinese Regulator Blocks Tencent’s Video Games Merger
China’s market regulator on Saturday said it would block Tencent Holdings’ plan to merge the country’s top two videogame streaming sites, Huya and DouYu...
Russia’s Yandex Pulls Out Of Fashion Merger With KupiVIP
Russian tech giant Yandex said on Friday it was pulling out of a deal to buy online fashion retailer KupiVIP, but is considering alternative...
Aon Merger Challenge Gets Nov Court Day
Insurance and reinsurance broking giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) have now been granted an earlier date for the antitrust trial against the...
