Tag: Antitrust merger
Italy’s Antitrust Watchdog OKs Nexi’s Merger With Conditions
Italy’s antitrust authority announced on Thursday, October 14, it had given a green light to Nexi’s planned acquisition of smaller rival SIA but imposed...
EU Commission To Extend Nvidia’s $54B Merger Probe
Nvidia’s US$54 billion bid to takeover British chip designer Arm is reportedly facing more hurdles than expected as the EU Commission extends its antitrust...
UK Competition Regulator Probes Suez, Veolia Merger
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated on Tuesday, October 12, that it has announced to French waste-and-water-management companies Suez and Veolia that...
Emerson To Merge Software Businesses With AspenTech For $11B
Emerson Electric announced on Monday, October 11, it would merge its software units with smaller rival Aspen Technology in a deal for about US$11...
Elizabeth Warren Wants Serious Scrutiny To SPAC Mergers
Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with three other Senate Democrats, wants to bring serious scrutiny to the SPAC process, as letters they sent to the...
UK Watchdog OKs £2.9B Viagogo & StubHub Merger
The US$4 billion merger of controversial ticket resale websites Viagogo and StubHub can proceed after the UK competition regulator approved a plan that will...
Republicans Work On Bill Mandating Foreign Subsidy Disclosures For Mergers
A Republican lawmaker is readying a bill that would require businesses subsidized by foreign governments to disclose that information when they pursue large mergers...
UK Watchdog Still Sees Competition Concerns Over JD Sports Merger
The CMA has provisionally found JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum could lead to a worse deal for shoppers, after reassessing the merger.
Following the CMA’s...
Forbes To Go Public Via $630M SPAC Merger
The publisher of Forbes magazine will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values the combined entity at...
Western Digital In $20B Talks To Merge With Kioxia
Western Digital is in advanced talks to merge with Japan’s Kioxia Holdings, according to The Wall Street Journal, in a deal that could be...
