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Australia approves travel business merger
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has cleared travel company Jetset Travelworld Group to buy rival Stella Travel Services Holdings after extensive competition scrutiny.
Banking deal gets SA approval
Thursday, 02 September 2010
South African banking services company Bankserv has been granted clearance by the country’s Competition Commission to purchase rivals Emid and Nomad, subject to conditions.
LB Foster/Portec deadline extended again
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
The proposed merger between US railway manufacturing companies LB Foster and Portec Rail Products has been delayed once more as the companies strive to alleviate competition concerns raised by the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division.
FTC settles aluminium suit
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
The US Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges against industrial products manufacturer Houghton International for its allegedly anti-competitive acquisition of a competitor.
United/Continental gets DoJ green light
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has cleared the merger between United Air Lines and Continental Airlines, creating the world’s largest airline.
Baker Hughes divests to seal BJ Services deal
Thursday, 26 August 2010
US oil field services company Baker Hughes has gained final antitrust approval to sell two of its sand-removal vessels and other related assets in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico clears plastics deal
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission yesterday conditionally approved chemical company Mexichem’s acquisition of two units from rival Cydsa, despite blocking the deal last year.
SC Johnson/Sara Lee EU referral gathers support
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Greece’s Competition Commission has endorsed the referral of household cleaning goods company SC Johnson’s proposed acquisition of rival Sara Lee’s insecticides business to the European Commission.
CADE approves banking merger
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has unconditionally approved a merger between banks Itaú and Unibanco. The deal will create the country’s largest non-government bank.
Samuel steps away from NAB/AXA
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, Graeme Samuel, yesterday recused himself from the authority’s review of the proposed merger between National Australia Bank (NAB) and AXA.
BHP Billiton bids for global fertiliser giant
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, has made a hostile US$39 billion (€30 billion) bid for Canadian fertiliser company PotashCorp.
UK insurer stands by rejected bid
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
UK insurer Royal Sun Alliance (RSA) has today said it stands by its £5 billion (€6.1 billion) bid for Aviva’s UK, Canadian and Irish general insurance businesses, which could make it the largest general insurance provider in each of the three countries.
FTC clears Novartis/Alcon with conditions
Monday, 16 August 2010
Health-care company Novartis has agreed to sell off a cataracts drug to a third party to ease the US Federal Trade Commission’s concerns about its merger with eye care rival and Texas-based Alcon.
Mofcom clears pharma merger
Monday, 16 August 2010
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has cleared the US$47.9 billion acquisition of Texas-based pharmaceutical company Alcon by Switzerland's Novartis, subject to conditions in the markets for eye medication and contact lenses.
Canada approves telecoms deal
Monday, 16 August 2010
Canada’s Competition Bureau has unconditionally cleared Shaw Communications’ acquisition of rival Canwest Global Communications’ television business, despite conducting a significant review of the deal.
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