Tag: Merger
Spanish Watchdog Starts Proceedings Against Telefonica Over DTS Merger
Spain's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it had started disciplinary proceedings against Telefonica for possibly breaching the commitments it made when it bought cable...
French Competition Watchdog Probes Merger Of Food Co-Ops
France’s competition watchdog is to open an “in-depth” investigation into plans for a new venture between food manufacturers Euralis and Maïsadour.
Last year, the co-operatives set...
Penguin Random House CEO Quits After Mega-Merger Collapses
“Following the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, I have decided, after nearly 15...
Revisiting The Merger Guidelines: Protecting An Enforcement Asset
By Daniel Francis, NYU School of Law.
What should we do with a magic wand? The revision of the merger guidelines offers an opportunity to...
For Once, The FTC Is Considering A Merger That Helps The...
BY Chris Shelton, Opinion Contributor.
The coming decision about whether to allow Microsoft’s merger with Activision Blizzard to move forward is a bellwether for American antitrust policy....
Kroger Albertsons Merger Will Hurt Farmers
By Bruce Shultz, Vice President, National Farmers Organization
Recently in the news, I read about another proposed merger in the food industry. In October, Kroger...
Sens. Lee, Klobuchar Raise Concerns Over Albertsons-Kroger Merger At Hearing
Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the top lawmakers in the upper chamber's antitrust committee, on Tuesday raised concerns over Albertsons' merger...
Kroger, Albertsons CEOs Face US Congressional Panel On Merger
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons' top executive, Vivek Sankaran, will face questions this week on plans for the two giant grocery companies to...
Avianca, Viva Appeal Colombian Watchdog Merger Denial
Colombian airlines Avianca and Viva have appealed to the aviation regulator after it denied their plan to merge, proposing steps to allay its concerns,...
News Corp Investors Raise Concerns About Proposed Merger With Fox
An activist investor escalated its pressure on News Corp on Sunday, asking it to reconsider a proposal by Rupert Murdoch to combine the two...