US: Sen. Lee Responds to DOJ Review of Online Platforms
July 24, 2019
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Sen. Mike Lee (Republican – Utah) issued the following statement Wednesday, July 24, in response to the Department of Justice’s
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US: United Technologies defends its deal with Raytheon
July 24, 2019
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United Technologies executives defended their deal after making a slightly raised the company’s 2019 profit outlook reported the Wall Street
US: FTC imposes conditions on Quaker Chemical’s Houghton buy
July 24, 2019
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Chemical companies Quaker Chemical and Houghton International have agreed to divest certain products and related assets to a subsidiary of
Germany: Daimler CEO says there are no plans to pursue a merger or spin-off
July 24, 2019
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According to Reuters, Daimler has no plans to spin off its trucks division or to pursue a merger with BMW
UK: Regulator to probe JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum
July 24, 2019
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The UK’s competition authority has launched a merger inquiry into JD Sports’ acquisition of fellow retailer Footasylum, months after the
Australia: KKR agrees to buy Campbell’s international business for $2.2b
July 24, 2019
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KKR announced on Wednesday, July 24, it had agreed to purchase the international business of food company Campbell Soup, including
France: Retailer Casino to sell three hypermarkets
July 24, 2019
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French supermarket retailer Casino has signed pledges to sell three of its Geant Casino hypermarkets for 42 million euros ($46.8
Germany: Deutsche Telekom sets meeting as T-Mobile, Sprint deal nears
July 24, 2019
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Deutsche Telekom has called a leadership meeting on Wednesday, July 24, in expectation of US regulatory approval of the proposed
UK: Bauer’s takeover of radio businesses in regulator crosshairs
July 24, 2019
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The Competition and Markets Authority has been investigating Bauer Media’s completed takeover of radio businesses it bought from Celador Entertainment
EU: Commission adopts new Notice on recovery of illegal State aid
July 24, 2019
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Since 2012, the European Commission (‘Commission’) has implemented the State Aid Modernisation Agenda (‘SAM’). Under the SAM, the Commission has
