Tag: Merger
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 consumer prices....
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 safety during...
Co-op Bank Kenya Wants To BuyJamii Bora Bank
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has offered to fully acquire Jamii Bora Bank, the central bank said on Wednesday, March 11, in the latest...
EU May Block Fincantieri, Chantiers Deal
EU antitrust regulators are poised to block Fincantieri’s proposed buy of French rival Chantiers de l’Atlantique unless the Italian shipyard offers major concessions to...
California AG Drops Challenge To T-Mobile Sprint Merger
T-Mobile's proposed $26 billion acquisition of Sprint inched closer Wednesday, when California's Attorney General Xavier Becerra dropped his opposition to the deal in exchange...
US Lawmakers Very Concerned With College Textbook Merger
Two US lawmakers expressed serious concern on Tuesday about the effect of a planned merger of college textbook publishers Cengage Learning Holdings and McGraw-Hill...
PepsiCo To Buy Rockstar Energy For $3.8B
PepsiCo has reached a deal to buy the Rockstar energy drink maker for $3.85 billion, the food and beverage giant said Wednesday.
The acquisition of...
UK Educational Publishing Merger Raises Competition Concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned that the loss of competition brought about by the proposed merger of book publishers McGraw-Hill and...
Aon To Buy Willis Towers Watson In $30B Deal
Aon is to buy Willis Towers Watson for $30bn in an all-share deal that will combine the world’s second and third-largest insurance brokers into...
If Antitrust Issue Stops Merger E-Trade Would Get $525M From Morgan...
If E-Trade Financial Corp walks away from its $13 billion deal with Morgan Stanley, the massive bank will come away with a $375 million breakup fee, according...
