Tag: FTC
US: FTC approves conditions on UnitedHealth’s buy of DaVita
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that UnitedHealth Group’s proposed US$4.3 billion acquisition of DaVita Medical Group from DaVita...
US: FTC’s Simons says Facebook harder to break up now
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons said that if Facebook has plans to merge Instagram and WhatsApp more closely into its ecosphere, it...
US: FTC Chief says breaking up big tech is on the...
The chief of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said he’d he’d be willing to break up tech companies if necessary, according to a...
US/UK: FTC clears Boston Sci’s $4B purchase of BTG
The Federal Trade Commission has approved Boston Scientific’s US$4 billion acquisition of British medtech company BTG, according to a regulatory filing.
Other antitrust authorities, such...
US: Facebook antitrust inquiry by the FTC focuses on acquisitions
Facebook's woes with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are far from over. The agency is investigating whether Facebook's purchases of companies such as...
US: Facebook co-founder aids FTC in antitrust investigation
Facebook co-founder and outspoken critic Chris Hughes is working with regulators as they investigate whether the company should be broken up for violating antitrust...
US: Facebook announces new FTC probe
Just a few hours after Facebook agreed to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) US$5 billion fine, Facebook announced an FTC antitrust probe into the...
US: FTC hits Facebook with $5B fine and new privacy checks
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formally announced its US$5 billion settlement with Facebook on Wednesday morning, July 24, which is the culmination of a...
US: FTC imposes conditions on Quaker Chemical’s Houghton buy
Chemical companies Quaker Chemical and Houghton International have agreed to divest certain products and related assets to a subsidiary of French multinational corporation Total,...
US: Facebook/FTC settlement to include board oversight
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will soon announce the details of a settlement with Facebook over privacy violations, according to a report by The...
