Tag: Antitrust takeover
Thailand’s Watchdog Approves Korean Air For Asiana Takeover
On May 31, 2021, the biggest South Korean airline, Korean Air, received overseas approval from Thailand’s fair competition authority for its planned acquisition of...
EU Plans New Powers To Restrict Takeover Bids By Foreign Entities
The European Union wants to restrict foreign companies that receive government subsidies from engaging in its market, potentially causing repercussions for Chinese-backed firms in...
EU To OK Analog Devices’ $21B Maxim Buy
US semi-conductor maker Analog Devices Inc (ADI) is set to gain unconditional European Union antitrust approval for its proposed US$21 billion takeover of Maxim...
UK’s CMA Moves Towards Approving Viagogo’s £3.2bn StubHub Takeover
The merger of ticket resellers Viagogo and StubHub looks set to be approved, after the companies reached a preliminary deal with the UK's competition...
UK To Rule On $9.5B Asda Takeover By April 20
The UK's competition regulator has set an April 20 deadline for a decision on the acquisition of supermarket chain Asda by Britain’s billionaire Issa...
Alstom Completes €5.5B Bombardier Takeover
French train maker Alstom announced on Friday, January 29, it had completed its previously announced purchase of Bombardier rail business, an acquisition that should...
NCR To Buy Cardtronics For $1.7B
NCR is close to a deal to buy ATM operator Cardtronics, fending off two other bidders, according to the Wall Street Journal on Sunday,...
Romania To Probe Hidroelectrica’s Wind Farm Takeover
Romania's competition authority said on Tuesday that it will look into the agreed takeover of the 108 MW Crucea wind farm by majority state-owned...
FTC Asks For Documents In Nvidia’s $40B Takeover
Nvidia’s takeover of British technology company Arm is being investigated by US regulators on competition grounds as rivals lobby against the deal, reported The...
DOJ Asks Credit Karma To Divest Tax Unit In $7.1B Intuit...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is requiring Credit Karma to divest its tax business to Square as part of Intuit’s US$7.1 billion proposed takeover...
