Tag: Merger
UK: Competition watchdog gives final clearing to SSE-Npower merger
A merger between SSE and Npower's retail operations has been cleared by the UK's competition watchdog.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had given...
South Korea: Praxair and Linde deal approved by regulator
Linde said that the proposed business combination between Praxair and Linde received antitrust clearance in South Korea.
Linde is a public limited company formed on...
Italy: Regulator opens Luxottica-Barberini buy probe
The Italian antitrust authority (AGCM) announced it opened a probe into Luxottica's acquisition of top sunglasses maker Barberini.
Luxottica, the world's largest spectacles manufacturer, completed...
US: Cloudera and Hortonworks announce US$5.2b merger
Cloudera has announced a merger with Hortonworks, one of its chief competitors, the companies revealed in a statement. The deal was already approved by...
US: Fox announces new leadership before Disney merger
Mike Biard has been promoted to President of Operations and Distribution for Fox from his former role as president of distribution for Fox Networks...
South Korea: Praxair-Linde merger takes another step forward
With an October 24 deadline to complete a US$70 billion merger, Linde and Praxair have received conditional approval from South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission...
China: Linde-Praxair merger wins Chinese green light
Industrial gases company Linde announced on Sunday, September 30, that the company’s US$83 billion merger with Praxair has received another regulator’s approval.
Linde’s announcement stated...
UK: CMA reveals concerns in Asda/Sainsbury’s merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday, September 27, released information in a detailed explanation of why it last week announced it would...
US: Aetna divests Medicare business seeking CVS merger approval
Aetna announced plans on Thursday, September 27, to sell its Medicare prescription-drug business to WellCare Health Plans, a key step towards gaining regulator approval...
US: Opposition grows against Aetna-CVS tie-up
A proposed merger between Aetna and CVS has come under fire from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).
In a letter to Attorney General...
