US: Avantor paying $6.4bn for VWR
May 7, 2017
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Avantor plans to acquire VWR for approximately $6.4 billion cash, in a deal the companies said today would create a
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US: Microsoft case may be closing in on a settlement
May 7, 2017
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Microsoft and the government may be closer to settling their landmark antitrust case amid word that the trial judge could
India: Japan’s SoftBank looking to consolidate startups
May 7, 2017
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After ploughing about $2 billion into minority stakes in Indian e-commerce businesses over the past few years, Japan’s SoftBank Group
US: DHT unanimously reject offer
May 7, 2017
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Today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously rejected Frontline’s April 25 proposal to acquire all of the outstanding
Brazil: Dow/Dupont merger gets a pass
May 7, 2017
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The planned merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont received a recommendation for a conditional approval by CADE, Brazil’s antitrust regulator,
EU: Complaint filed over data “gatekeepers”
May 7, 2017
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In a letter sent to the European Union’s antitrust body, the chief executives of Spotify, streaming music firm Deezer, startup
Exclusion in Digital Markets
May 7, 2017
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Posted by Social Science Research Network Exclusion in Digital Markets By Konstantinos Stylianou (University of Leeds) Abstract: Exclusionary practices
India: Probe finds no bid-rigging in sugar industry
May 7, 2017
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The Competition Commission has concluded that no bid-rigging was involved among eight firms that participated in bidding during the sale
EU: Amazon will change its ebook contract to end antitrust probe
May 4, 2017
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The European Commission said on Thursday it had accepted commitments by US online retailer Amazon to alter its e-book contracts
Italy: Google settles £259m tax bill to end criminal investigation
May 4, 2017
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Alphabet’s Google has agreed to pay around EUR306 million ($334 million) in back taxes in Italy, settling one of multiple
