Tag: Antitrust takeover
Blackstone, GIP Make Takeover Bid for Kansas City Southern
A buyout consortium led by Blackstone Group and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has made an offer to acquire US railroad operator Kansas...
Visa Wins UK Approval For $5.3B Plaid Takeover
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the green light to Visa’s US$5.3 billion takeover of fintech data-sharing firm Plaid,...
EU Approves Mastercard Takeover Of Nets, With Concessions
The European Commission has approved the €2.85 billion (US$3.4 billion) take-over by Mastercard of key business units of Nets, subject to the...
DOJ Is Worried About Credit Karma, Intuit Takeover
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is scrutinizing Silicon Valley giant Intuit’s US$7 billion takeover attempt of Credit Karma, an upstart personal finance...
TikTok Takeover Bid Sees $50B Valuation By ByteDance Investors
A group of investors with a stake in TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, are maneuvering to take over the controversial social media app...
Italy’s Intesa Wins Support For Hostile UBI Banca Takeover
Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest retail lender, has achieved majority support for its hostile takeover bid for smaller rival UBI Banca after a...
EU Sets New Deadline For Decision on Alstom’s Proposed Takeover Of...
EU regulators have set a new deadline for a decision on whether to give the green light to plans by French train-maker...
Poland’s Biggest Refiner PKN Wins OK For Lotos Takeover
Poland’s biggest refiner, PKN Orlen, on Tuesday, July 14, gained EU antitrust approval for its takeover of smaller rival Lotos after agreeing...
Nevada Gaming Board Backs Caesars’ Takeover by Eldorado
The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended that the state approve the planned takeover of Caesars Entertainment Corp. by Eldorado Resorts Inc. --...
CoreLogic Rejects $7B Takeover Bid From Investment Firms
Property data and analytics company CoreLogic on Tuesday rejected an unsolicited $7 billion takeover offer, saying it expected to earn more this...
