Tag: Merger
Analog Devices To Acquire Rival Chipmaker Maxim For $21B
Semiconductor maker Analog Devices said on Monday it would buy rival Maxim Integrated Products for about $21 billion in the largest US deal this...
MultiPlan & Churchill Capital Merge In $11B Deal
Churchill Capital, a special purpose acquisition company, and MultiPlan said they have reached a definitive agreement to merge in a deal worth about $11...
Ray-Ban Maker Committed to GrandVision Deal
EssilorLuxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses, remains committed to its proposed €7.3 billion-euro (US$8.3 billion) purchase of retailer GrandVision NV, people with knowledge of...
UK’s AstraZeneca Wants To Talk Merger With US Rival Gilead
Britain’s AstraZeneca has approached US rival Gilead Sciences about a possible merger that would form one the world’s largest drug companies, Bloomberg News reported on...
UK Worried About Competition After Trailer Parts Merger
Universal Components’ purchase of 3G raises competition concerns in the wholesale supply of commercial vehicle and trailer parts, a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
Expert Calls For Merger Review Makeover
Northeastern University’s John Kwoka made waves in 2015 with research showing mergers approved in the US over the past 20 years led to higher consumer prices....
Pfizer & Mylan Postpone Upjohn Deal Over COVID-19
Mylan and Upjohn (a Pfizer company) revealed they have delayed the transaction due to meeting restrictions and concerns over staff health and safety during...
Co-op Bank Kenya Wants To BuyJamii Bora Bank
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has offered to fully acquire Jamii Bora Bank, the central bank said on Wednesday, March 11, in the latest...
EU May Block Fincantieri, Chantiers Deal
EU antitrust regulators are poised to block Fincantieri’s proposed buy of French rival Chantiers de l’Atlantique unless the Italian shipyard offers major concessions to...
California AG Drops Challenge To T-Mobile Sprint Merger
T-Mobile's proposed $26 billion acquisition of Sprint inched closer Wednesday, when California's Attorney General Xavier Becerra dropped his opposition to the deal in exchange...
