Tag: Merger Approval
Going Backwards: The FTC’s New Prior Approval Policy
By John M. Yun1
On October 25, 2021, in a 3-to-2 vote, strictly along party lines, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a major policy...
High-Profile Merger Filings in 2019: An Analysis of Conditionally Approved Concentrations
This article focuses on the five conditional approvals issued by the Chinese antitrust authority in 2019. There five such cases, i.e., KLA-Tencor/Orbotech, Cargotec/TTS, II-VI/Finisar,...
Japan: HHI-DSME takeover causes concern
Amid the growing political and economic row between South Korea and Japan, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) faces fresh concerns over its decision to acquire...
Commission Approval For Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Github Acquisition CASE M.8994 –...
January 2019
CPI EU News Column edited by Thibault Schrepel, Sam Sadden & Jan Roth (CPI) presents:
Commission Approval For Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Github Acquisition CASE M.8994...
India: Vodafone/Idea merger wins conditional approval
Vodafone India, along with Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Idea Cellular, settled government dues worth 72 billion rupees (US$1 billion) earlier this week to get the...
UK: Wood offers to sell majority of Amec’s UK oil for...
Wood Group has offered to sell the majority of Amec Foster Wheeler's upstream oil and gas business located in the UK, in an effort...
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...
South Africa: Gupta associate gets green light to buy bank
The Competition Commission has given the green light to a bid by Salim Aziz Essa, a business associate of the Gupta family, and businessman...
EU: Syngenta CEO expects regulatory approval for ChemChina
Syngenta Chief Executive Erik Fyrwald expects regulatory approval soon for ChemChina's proposed $43 billion takeover of the Swiss pesticides and seeds group, he said...
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...