Tag: Merger
UK: Watchdog reviews Hasbro’s Entertainment One takeover
Britain’s competition watchdog has launched a review of Hasbro’s proposed US$4 billion deal to buy Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One, it announced on Thursday,...
‘Hipster Antitrust’ Might End the Megamerger Party
By Joe Nocera, Bloomberg
A few months ago, a group of Democratic senators, several of them presidential candidates and all members of the Senate’s antitrust...
US: FCC formally approves the T-Mobile-Sprint merger
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally approved the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. The decision comes after a drawn-out review of T-Mobile's $26.5 billion bid to merge...
US: FCC approves T-Mobile, Sprint merger
T-Mobile’s proposed US$26.5 billion tie-up with Sprint won formal approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday, October 16, in a vote split...
US: Altria-Philip Morris end mega-merger talks
Altria Group and Philip Morris International have ended merger discussions with Altria over e-cigarettes, reported The Wall Street Journal.
"While we believed the creation of...
US: Altria-Philip Morris end mega-merger talks
Altria Group and Philip Morris International have ended merger discussions with Altriaover e-cigarettes, reported The Wall Street Journal.
"While we believed the creation of a new...
US: DOJ in talks with state AGs regarding Sprint/T-Mobile deal
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly in talks with state attorneys general to gain their support for the Sprint merger with T-Mobile....
US: Charter cable made bid for Sprint/T-Mobile assets
According to a Reuters’ report on Wednesday, July 24, three sources say that Charter submitted a proposal to the Justice Department (DOJ) about buying...
US: Gannett in advanced talks to Combine with GateHouse Media
On Thursday, July 18, The Wall Street Journal reported that USA Today publisher Gannett is nearing a deal to combine with rival GateHouse Media,...
Italy: Watchdog approves Unipol/BPER deal with conditions
The banking group Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna (BPER) won conditional approval to acquire rival Unipol Banca , currently controlled by UnipolSai, Reuters reported on...
