Tag: Merger
Japan: Fujifilm head says Xerox merger is “best option”
Fujifilm Holdings President Kenji Sukeno told shareholders on Thursday the Japanese company will continue to pursue a merger with Xerox despite the US printer...
UK/South Africa: Sibanye’s Lonmin takeover cleared by antitrust body
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) unconditionally cleared South Africa-based Sibanye-Stillwater’s proposed takeover of Lonmin on Thursday, June 28, telling Reuters the mining merger...
Japan: Idemitsu to accept merger with rival refiner Showa Shell
The founding family of Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan has signaled it will drop its opposition to long-stalled plans for a merger with rival...
UK: Nielsen and Ebiquity face in-depth probe over possible merger
The proposed merger of Nielsen and the advertising arm of Ebiquity has been referred for an in-depth probe after the companies failed to satisfy...
Mexico: Praxair-Linde receive antitrust clearance
On Friday Linde announced that the proposed business combination between Praxair and Linde received unconditional antitrust clearance in Mexico, satisfying a closing condition.
The completion...
US: Disney, Fox agree on asset purchase terms
The Walt Disney Company has overtaken its rival Comcast as the favorite to acquire many of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s coveted media assets.
Disney is expected...
Portugal: Portuguese regulators thwart Altice bid for Media Capital
Altice said that, one year after signing the contract and with no outcome of the regulatory process in site, it was calling time on...
EU: Linde, Praxair offer concessions in merger
German industrial gases company Linde and US peer Praxair have offered concessions in a bid to address EU antitrust concerns and secure approval for...
US: Providers warn against CVS-Aetna merger at California hearing
CVS Health and Aetna executives defended their $69 billion proposed merger before the California insurance commissioner on Tuesday, as a panel of antitrust experts...
UK: Asda and Sainsbury’s CEOs grilled by MPs
The bosses of Asda and Sainsbury’s have been accused of using “mickey mouse numbers” by MPs, who also dismissed the two grocers’ promise to...
