Tag: Merger
Canada: Billionaire behind planned Endeavour-Acacia merger
Naguib Sawiris, the Egyptian billionaire who made his fortune building a telecoms empire extending from Algeria to Pakistan, is behind a deal to create...
UK: CMA clears VTech/LeapFrog merger
The companies are 2 of the leading suppliers of learning toys, child tablets and content in the UK. An in-depth investigation by a group...
Germany: Regulator investigates pre-merger trading in Linde shares
Germany's financial and markets regulator BaFin said it had begun a formal investigation into suspected insider trading in Linde shares in the run-up to...
China: Merger and acquisition boom to continue this year, says PwC
The record level of China merger and acquisition (M&A) activity seen in 2016 was not an isolated spike according to Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), but...
US: FCC okays Nexstar-Media general $4.6 billion merger
The FCC's Media Bureau has approved the Nexstar-Media General merger. That came in an order published on the FCC website Wednesday.
Both broadcasters had asked...
Brazil: IBG eyes Praxair-Linde assets amid merger
Indústria Brasileira de Gases a may bid for assets of proposed merger partners Praxair and Linde AG should Brazilian antitrust watchdog CADE force them...
UK: Trinity Mirror and Express Newspapers ‘in merger talks again
Two of Britain's biggest newspaper groups are reportedly holding talks over a potential merger deal.
Express Newspapers, owned by Richard Desmond, and Trinity Mirror, the...
EU: ChemChina, Syngenta submit remedy proposals to antitrust watchdog
China National Chemical and Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta AG have proposed remedies to the European Union's competition watchdog to address concerns over...
US: Walgreens has no backup plan should Rite Aid merger fail
Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina recently revealed the firm has no backup plan should its lengthy proposed merger with Rite Aid fall through.
Pessina told analysts...
US: Mars to buy pet hospital chain for $7.7 Bn
The company name Mars evokes images of M&M’s, Snickers and Dove chocolate, and possibly Wrigley chewing gum.
Soon, a majority of its business will be...