Tag: Antitrust takeover
Britain Intervenes In Takeover Bid By US Aerospace Firm Parker For...
On Monday, October 18, the UK announced it was intervening in a proposed US$8.65 billion takeover by US aerospace firm Parker-Hannifin of its British...
Vista In $1.5B Robotics Deal With Blue Prism
US private equity firm Vista Equity is to buy British software firm Blue Prism for £1.1 billion (US$1.50 billion) in a bid to grow...
French Watchdog Opens In-Depth Probe On The Takeover Of Conforama By...
France’s antitrust watchdog has opened an in-depth review into Mobilux Group’s acquisition of struggling furniture retailer Conforama France, although local lawyers believe it will...
Norway’s Watchdog Opposes DNB’s $1.3B Sbanken Takeover
Norway’s largest bank DNB should not be allowed to buy online rival Sbanken as the deal could hurt customers in the mutual fund market,...
UK’s Morrisons Agrees To CD&R’s $9.54B Takeover Offer
British supermarket group Morrisons on Thursday, August 19, agreed a takeover offer worth £7.0 billion (SU$9.54 billion) from US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier &...
UK’s Morrisons Agrees $8.7B Takeover By Fortress-led Group
Morrisons has agreed to a takeover led by SoftBank owned Fortress Investment Group that values Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket chain at 6.3 billion pounds ($8.7...
Spanish Regulator Approves Masmovil’s €2B Takeover
Spain's competition regulator has given its first phase approval to the takeover of telecom operator Euskaltel by rival Masmovil Ibercom.
The regulator stated in a...
Thailand’s Watchdog Approves Korean Air For Asiana Takeover
On May 31, 2021, the biggest South Korean airline, Korean Air, received overseas approval from Thailand’s fair competition authority for its planned acquisition of...
EU Plans New Powers To Restrict Takeover Bids By Foreign Entities
The European Union wants to restrict foreign companies that receive government subsidies from engaging in its market, potentially causing repercussions for Chinese-backed firms in...
EU To OK Analog Devices’ $21B Maxim Buy
US semi-conductor maker Analog Devices Inc (ADI) is set to gain unconditional European Union antitrust approval for its proposed US$21 billion takeover of Maxim...
