Tag: Mega-Merger
Biden’s New Antitrust Rules May Threaten Railway Mega-Merger
Kansas City Southern investors are worried that the Biden administration’s tougher stance on antitrust enforcement may signal trouble for the company’s US$34 billion plan...
Gold Mega-Merger Gets Called Off
Gran Colombia Gold announced on Monday that it will not pursue the acquisition of all shares of Guyana Goldfields and, as a result, terminated...
Raytheon Technologies Defends Mega-Merger
Raytheon Technologies on Thursday, May 7, stated the rationale for its creation remained intact even as the coronavirus-driven crisis that has engulfed the global...
New Suit Alleges Board Undervalued FanDuel Ahead Mega-Merger
FanDuel’s founders and more than 100 former employees say the company’s board of directors and private-equity investors intentionally undervalued the sports-betting operator to shut...
Milk Industry Mega-Merger In The Works
The largest milk cooperative in the United States has reached an agreement to purchase “a substantial portion” of the struggling milk company Dean Foods,...
UK: Dentsu Aegis launches new marketing agency after mega-merger
Advertising firm Dentsu Aegis has launched a new UK marketing agency after merging four of its existing brands. Dentsu announced its new agency, Dentsu...
US: Linde-Praxair mega merger-threatened by FTC
According to Bloomberg, the Linde-Pixair merger, which would create world’s largest industrial gas producer, is facing an unexpected hurdle from US antitrust regulator that...
Argentina: Telecoms mega-merger given green light
Telecom Argentina picked up approval from competition regulators for a merger with cable TV company Cablevision, creating a new leader in converged telecom and...
US: Rite Aid stock rises on FTC fix proposal
Walgreens Boots Alliance is set to revise its agreement to buy some Rite Aid stores, a move that may be enough for the drugstore...
US: Dow-DuPont merger delayed again over $1.6bn FMC deal
Dow Chemical and DuPont pushed back the planned deadline for their combination again as the chemical makers advanced toward winning antitrust clearances by striking...