US: DOJ green lights $12.5B Danone deal with divestitures
April 4, 2017
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French food group Danone has won US antitrust approval to buy US organic food producer WhiteWave Foods, the Justice Department
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UK: Ofcom becomes the first external regulator of the BBC
April 4, 2017
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Under the new BBC Charter and Agreement, Ofcom’s role is to hold the BBC’s performance and editorial standards to account,
US: FBI looking into antitrust violations in road contracts
April 4, 2017
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Federal investigators are in the midst of yet another probe in Frankfort, KY, – this time looking for any potential
South Africa: Competition Commission pursues prosecution of seed potato supplier
April 4, 2017
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The Competition Commission has asked the Competition Tribunal to prosecute Netherlands-based seed potato breeder HZPC Holland and its exclusive South
Of Course Collusion Should Be Prosecuted. But Maybe… Or (the Case for International Antitrust Agreements)
April 4, 2017
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Posted by Social Science Research Network Of Course Collusion Should Be Prosecuted. But Maybe… Or (the Case for International Antitrust
EU: Could McDonald’s face a massive tax probe soon?
April 3, 2017
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European regulators are close to handing down a massive tax judgement against McDonald’s, alleging the company unfairly dodged taxes in
US: FCC eliminates Obama-era Charter merger condition
April 3, 2017
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The Federal Communications Commission on reversed a major condition of last year’s $65 billion merger between Charter Communications, Time Warner
US: AOL, Yahoo to be renamed Oath after Verizon merger
April 3, 2017
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AOL and Yahoo will merge into something called Oath when Verizon’s purchase of the latter closes, saying goodbye to two
EU: Gamesa, Siemens complete merger
April 3, 2017
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The merger between Gamesa and Siemens has been completed following registration of the combined entity in the Mercantile Registry of
Germany: Linde chairman says he could use casting vote for Praxair merger
April 3, 2017
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Tphe chairman of German industrial gases group Linde is prepared to use his casting vote to push through a $65
