Tag: Merger
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Intuit Nearing $7B Deal For Credit Karma
Intuit is reportedly close to a $7 billion deal to acquire personal-finance portal Credit Karma and beef up its position in the...
Judge Approves $26B Merger Of T-Mobile And Sprint
On Tuesday, a federal judge allowed the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint to proceed, dismissing a challenge brought by a...
US Regulators Want To Block $1.4B Edgewell-Harry’s Deal
US regulators are seeking to halt Edgewell Personal Care’s plans to acquire shaving start-up Harry’s in a $1.37bn deal on competition grounds,...
