Tag: Mega-Merger
India: Gov plans a $100-billion oil behemoth
The government plans to merge state oil companies to create an integrated oil major that could top $100 billion in market value and compete...
US: Walgreens just slashed its Rite Aid offer by $2 billion
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid's giant drugstore merger got smaller today after the companies said they would cut the value of the deal,...
US: Dem senators ask AT&T and Time Warner to show merger’s...
Democratic senators signed a letter this week asking AT&T and Time Warner to illustrate how their proposed merger “would serve the public interest.”
Signatories to the...
US: Judge to block mega-merger of Anthem and Cigna: NY Post
A federal judge is expected to block a proposed deal between health insurer Anthem and Cigna as soon as Thursday, the New York Post...
Global: M&A deal leaks on the rise despite crackdown by regulators
Despite regulators’ best efforts, the upside from leaking corporate deals still appears too great to resist for some corporate advisers.
According to a report being...
US: Bayer-Monsanto to invest US$8b in US if merger is approved
German chemicals giant Bayer will invest about US$8 billion in the United States in agriculture research in conjunction with Monsanto, which it is purchasing,...
EU: DuPont-Dow merger faces stiff resistance says the Post
DThe gigantic Dow Chemical-DuPont merger is experiencing some serious antitrust pushback in Europe and some Washington insiders feel it could get blocked, The Post...
US: Trump’s CEO meetings raise concerns
President-elect Donald Trump’s meetings with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers concerned about the possible erosion...
US: AT&T exec meets with Trump on Time Warner deal
Donald Trump is slated to meet with top AT&T executives Thursday to discuss the company's proposed $85.4 billion bid for Time Warner, according to...
Germany/US: Bayer, Monsanto CEOs meet with Trump on merger
The chief executive officers of German chemical giant Bayer and US seed behemoth Monsanto, Werner Baumann and Hugh Grant, are in New York pressing...
