Tag: Approval
EU: FIS gains okay for US$35B Worldpay buy
US financial services provider Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) on Monday, July 8, won unconditional EU antitrust approval for its US$35 billion takeover of...
EU: Swiss Richemont cleared for YNAP purchase
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, the Swiss owner of Montblanc, Cartier and other brands, said Friday, March 23, that all antitrust authorizations for its offer...
US: LyondellBasell cleared by FTC to buy A. Schulman
LyondellBasell announced on Thursday, March 22, that the Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act (HSR...
Italy: Regulator welcomes 4th telecom to the country
The Italian Competition and Markets Authority announced in a press release on July 17, that French telecomms service provider, Iliad, is clear to begin...
US: DOJ green lights $12.5B Danone deal with divestitures
French food group Danone has won US antitrust approval to buy US organic food producer WhiteWave Foods, the Justice Department said on Monday.
To win...
US: Walgreens-Rite Aid clock runs down with no extension
Walgreens Boots Alliance Chief Executive Officer Stefano Pessina says he still believes in his company’s purchase of Rite Aid, but declined to say whether...
UK: Competition watchdog gives tentative approval to Mastercard VocaLink deal
Mastercard’s proposed acquisition of UK payments technology firm VocaLink took another step closer to approval today when UK regulator the Competition and Markets Authority...
Uber and the Rule of Law: Should Spontaneous Liberalization Be Applauded...
Damien Geradin, March 20, 2016
While Uber is able to operate legally in a growing number of countries and cities, regulatory approval has proved to...
MOFCOM Simple Cases: The First Six Months
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Marc Waha, Feb 12, 2015
After the advent of the merger control regime under...
