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Portugal prohibits media merger
Premium Article - Tuesday, 06 April 2010
Portugal’s Competition Authority has blocked a media acquisition, after the sectoral regulator voiced its objection to the tie-up.
ACCC blocks food industry tie-up
Premium Article - Thursday, 01 April 2010
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced yesterday that it would oppose Cargill Australia’s takeover of Goodman Fielder’s edible fats and oils business.
Indian court dismisses airline appeal
Premium Article - Thursday, 01 April 2010
Mumbai’s High Court has dismissed Kingfisher Airlines’ request for the court to intervene in a Competition Commission inquiry into the airline’s 2008 joint venture with rival Jet Airways.
DoJ approves BJ Services offer
Premium Article - Thursday, 01 April 2010
Oilfield service companies BJ Services and Baker Hughes are one step nearer to closing their US$5.5 billion merger after the companies agreed to the US Department of Justice's conditions for the deal.
Heineken's FEMSA buy clears regulatory hurdle
Premium Article - Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Drinks group FEMSA’s US$7.7 billion sale of its beer operations in Mexico and Brazil to Heineken has taken another step towards completion after securing approval from Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission.
DG Comp and DoJ approve videoconferencing deal
Premium Article - Tuesday, 30 March 2010
The European Commission and the US Department of Justice have together approved US networking company Cisco’s acquisition of Norway-based videoconferencing company Tandberg, following commitments.
DoJ changes merger control in subtle ways
Premium Article - Monday, 29 March 2010
Antitrust specialists say that the US Department of Justice's merger control policies have become at once more open and less flexible under the administration of current antitrust division chief Christine Varney. Ron Knox in Los Angeles
OFT accepts funeral business divestments
Premium Article - Monday, 29 March 2010
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has accepted undertakings by the Co-operative Group (Co-op) to address local competition concerns raised by its merger with rival Plymouth & South West Co-operative.
FTC imposes conditions on funeral services deal
Premium Article - Monday, 29 March 2010
The US Federal Trade Commission has ordered Service Corporation International (SCI) to divest 22 funeral homes and four cemeteries in its takeover of rival Keystone North America.
Belgium clears telecoms takeover, with conditions
Premium Article - Friday, 26 March 2010
Belgium’s Competition Council yesterday approved Mobistar’s acquisition of KPN Belgium Business, subject to conditions.
Stationery acquisition set in motion
Premium Article - Friday, 26 March 2010
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office yesterday approved stationery company Pelikan’s acquisition of rival Herlitz without restrictions, despite an in-depth investigation.
Behind the scenes of Kraft/Cadbury
Premium Article - Wednesday, 24 March 2010
It was a major task to complete the Kraft Foods/Cadbury takeover at Phase I, delegates at the GCR Conference on Consumer Goods and Retail in London were told.
Rail deal receives DoJ second request
Premium Article - Tuesday, 23 March 2010
The US Department of Justice has launched an in-depth investigation of a merger between US railway manufacturing companies LB Foster and Portec Rail Products, adding strain to the companies' time-sensitive merger.
FAS clears Sun/Oracle with commitments
Premium Article - Monday, 22 March 2010
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has given a conditional green light to Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
OFT asks EU to handle air freshener deal
Premium Article - Thursday, 18 March 2010
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading yesterday asked DG Comp to investigate Procter & Gamble’s proposed acquisition of Sara Lee’s air fresheners business.
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