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BHP/Rio Tinto deal collapses under weight of antitrust opposition
Premium Article - Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have terminated their joint venture attempt after receiving substantial worldwide opposition from antitrust authorities.
BHP/Rio Tinto braced for German objection
Premium Article - Friday, 15 October 2010
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is preparing to issue a statement of objections blocking the joint venture between iron ore companies BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
BHP Billiton/Rio Tinto teetering on antitrust brink
Premium Article - Friday, 08 October 2010
Two antitrust authorities have given clear indications that they may block the joint venture between iron-ore companies BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto over competition concerns, raising serious questions over the future of the deal.
DoJ clears Alcan/Amcor
Premium Article - Monday, 14 June 2010
The US Department of Justice has approved Australia-based Amcor’s acquisition of Alcan Packaging, a subsidiary of mining company Rio Tinto, subject to divestitures.
BHP Billiton/Rio Tinto faces scrutiny in EU
Premium Article - Monday, 25 January 2010
The European Commission today opened a formal antitrust investigation of a joint venture between Anglo-Australian mining companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
DG Comp approves packaging merger
Premium Article - Tuesday, 15 December 2009
The European Commission has today conditionally approved boxmaker Amcor’s acquisition of Alcan Packaging, a subsidiary of mining company Rio Tinto.
DoJ asks for more information on packaging deal
Premium Article - Friday, 18 September 2009
The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has issued a second request for information on packaging company Bemis’s acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging from Rio Tinto.
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