Tag: Merger
EssilorLuxottica May Reconsider GrandVision Deal
EssilorLuxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses, is reconsidering its agreed €7.3 billion (US$8.8 billion) purchase of optical retailer GrandVision NV over legal...
Clover Health To Go Public In $3.7B Deal
Clover Health, a tech-driven provider of Medicare Advantage insurance plans, plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check company called...
The DOJ Issues Modernized Merger Remedies Manual
The Department of Justice issued the Merger Remedies Manual, which provides a framework for the Antitrust Division to structure and implement appropriate...
Analog Devices To Acquire Rival Chipmaker Maxim For $21B
Semiconductor maker Analog Devices said on Monday it would buy rival Maxim Integrated Products for about $21 billion in the largest US...
MultiPlan & Churchill Capital Merge In $11B Deal
Churchill Capital, a special purpose acquisition company, and MultiPlan said they have reached a definitive agreement to merge in a deal worth...
Ray-Ban Maker Committed to GrandVision Deal
EssilorLuxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses, remains committed to its proposed €7.3 billion-euro (US$8.3 billion) purchase of retailer GrandVision NV, people with...
UK’s AstraZeneca Wants To Talk Merger With US Rival Gilead
Britain’s AstraZeneca has approached US rival Gilead Sciences about a possible merger that would form one the world’s largest drug companies, Bloomberg News...
UK Worried About Competition After Trailer Parts Merger
Universal Components’ purchase of 3G raises competition concerns in the wholesale supply of commercial vehicle and trailer parts, a Competition and Markets...
Expert Calls For Merger Review Makeover
Northeastern University’s John Kwoka made waves in 2015 with research showing mergers approved in the US over the past 20 years led to higher...
Pfizer & Mylan Postpone Upjohn Deal Over COVID-19
Mylan and Upjohn (a Pfizer company) revealed they have delayed the transaction due to meeting restrictions and concerns over staff health and...