Tag: Merger
Merger Guidelines For The Labor Market
By David W. Berger,Thomas Hasenzagl, Kyle Herkenhoff, Simon Mongey & Eric Posner, Duke University, University of Minnesota & University of Chicago
While the labor...
Kroger Wants Antitrust Suit Over Albertsons’ Merger Dismissed
Kroger has requested the dismissal of a consumer antitrust lawsuit in the United States regarding their acquisition of competitor retailer Albertsons Companies.
A consumer lawsuit...
Antitrust Merger Control as a Regulatory Sandbox
By Daniel Sokol, USC Gould School of Law
The regulatory sandbox model has proven to be relatively effective in reducing regulatory uncertainty and improving investment...
Australian Watchdog Looks To Reform Merger Laws
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair of Australia's competition regulator, proposed reforms to the country's merger laws during a speech on Wednesday. She expressed concern that current...
China Slows US Companies Merger Reviews
According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, China's antitrust regulator is delaying approval for mergers involving American companies amidst an escalating...
Australia’s Antitrust Watchdog Looks To Overhaul Merger Regulatory Framework
The chair of Australia's antitrust watchdog has suggested that the federal government revise its regulatory framework to require earlier notification from foreign entities involved...
UK’s Competition Regulator Raises Alerts Over Vet Merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns over the merger of veterinary health service providers, Eville and Jones (E&J) and Vorenta Group.
The...
Hogan Lovells And Shearman & Sterling End Merger Talks
Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling have called off merger talks that would have created a huge firm with more than 3,000 lawyers globally...
JetBlue, Spirit Claim Merger Won’t Lead To Higher Airline Fares
Last week JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines looked to move ahead in their merger even though of a decision from the Justice Department on...
VMware, Broadcom Extend $61 Billion Merger Deadline
Chipmaker Broadcom and Cloud computing company VMware have extended the date by which their $61 billion merger is to be completed by 90 days.
The...