Merck and Sanofi-Aventis announce animal health joint venture

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

US pharmaceutical firm Merck and France’s Sanofi-Aventis have announced plans to combine their animal health businesses in a joint venture, fulfilling a clause in Merck’s merger agreement with rival Schering-Plough. 

DG Comp road-tests airline commitments

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

The European Commission has begun market-testing commitments offered by British A irways, American Airlines and Iberia to allay concerns that their proposed alliance may harm competition on transatlantic flights.

DoJ requires divestitures in voting machine deal

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

As expected, the US Department of Justice says Election Systems & Software must sell off some of the assets it acquired when it purchased voting machine rival Premier Elections Solutions to preserve competition in the market.

DoJ opposition halts health insurance tie-up

Tuesday, 09 March 2010

US health insurance providers Blue Care Networks of Michigan and Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan have abandoned merger plans in the face of resistance from the Department of Justice’s antitrust division.

Dutch supermarkets win merger clearance

Monday, 08 March 2010

The Netherlands’ Competition Authority has approved Schuitema’s acquisition of 79 supermarket stores from a rival holding company, subject to conditions.

Voting machines deal close to approval

Friday, 05 March 2010

The US Department of Justice appears on track to approve a completed deal that created the largest electronic voting machine manufacturer in the country.

OFT accepts divestitures in aggregate merger

Thursday, 04 March 2010

The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has accepted remedies offered by Aggregate Industries to address competition concerns arising from its completed acquisition of Atlantic Aggregates.

Simon Property rebuffs antitrust concerns

Wednesday, 03 March 2010

Chief executive of shopping mall owner Simon Property Group, David Simon, told a conference this week that antitrust issues will not be a concern if his bid for rival General Growth Properties is accepted.

Danish authority approves animal feed deal

Wednesday, 03 March 2010

Denmark’s two largest agricultural suppliers have won competition clearance for their acquisition of an agricultural cooperative society.

NMa fines for non-notifications

Wednesday, 03 March 2010

The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has shown the country’s business community that it will not tolerate companies that skirt merger control regulations.

FTC clears Pepsi bottling purchase with conditions

Tuesday, 02 March 2010

The US Federal Trade Commission has cleared PepsiCo’s $7.8 billion acquisition of its two largest bottling and distribution companies, on condition that it does not gain access to a competitor’s information.

Prudential to buy AIG Asia business

Tuesday, 02 March 2010

Britain’s Prudential PLC will buy American International Group (AIG)’s life insurance business in Asia for an estimated US$35.5 billion.

DG Comp gives go-ahead to Orange/T-Mobile

Monday, 01 March 2010

The European Commission has today cleared the merger of UK mobile operators Orange and T-Mobile, subject to conditions.

Argentina to launch fresh telecoms review

Monday, 01 March 2010

Argentina’s National Commission for the Defence of Competition will begin a new antitrust investigation of Telecom Argentina.

Question mark over UK enforcement structure

Friday, 26 February 2010

Competition experts yesterday questioned whether the three-party enforcement structure in the UK could be past its sell-by date.

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