Tag: Antitrust merger
US: $67B utility merger in the works?
Allentown-based PPL and a Connecticut power company are negotiating what could be a US$67 billion merger, according to a published report.
UK: Scottish law firm Lindsays expands with merger
Law firm Lindsays has announced a merger with Edinburgh-based legal practice Hadden Rankin.
The move is the latest in...
Kenya: Regulator allows merger of lenders NIC and CBA Group
Kenya’s central bank said on Friday that it had approved the merger of Commercial Bank of Africa and NIC Group, making it...
Canada: Watchdog grows information-gathering efforts on mergers
The Competition Bureau recently expanded the role of its Merger Notification Unit, now referred to as the Merger Intelligence and Notification Unit...
US: Two largest Pacific cod longline companies to merge
The recently closed merger of the US' two largest Pacific cod longline companies will create a larger, more capable operator with a...
South Africa: Distell accuses AB InBev, SABMiller breached merger conditions
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Wednesday, September 11, announced it was looking into allegations by South African alcoholic drinks firm Distell that...
US: Paulson’s hedge fund calls on Callon to drop merger
Billionaire investor John Paulson’s hedge fund on Monday, September 9, urged Callon Petroleum to drop its proposed US$3.2 billion acquisition of Carrizo...
Germany: Real estate firms in merger talks to create market giant
Germany’s Aroundtown and TLG Immobilien are examining a merger to create a pan-European commercial real estate market leader worth 25 billion euros...
US: Students seek DOJ intervention in textbook merger
Student leaders from across the country submitted a letter to the United States Department of Justice asking the Antitrust Division to examine the...
US: Textbook merger may bring up costs
The skyrocketing cost of a US college education could get even more expensive if two top college textbook companies combine as planned, especially if...
