Paris-based Sanofi S.A. announced a definitive agreement to pay $2.9 billion for diabetes drug manufacturer Provention Bio, Inc., a U.S.-based,...
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EC Investigates Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The European Commission is putting the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger on hold as they investigate whether the deal will...
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Leaked: EU to Charge Meta/Facebook Over Secret Agreement with Google
While the European Commission announced back in March that they would investigate Facebook, sources have leaked that it is ready...
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France Fines Apple $1.2 Billion for ‘Running a Cartel’
French competition authority, Autorité de la Concurrence, fined Apple a record $1.2 billion after their investigation found that Apple and...
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Pfizer Completes $5.4 Billion Acquisition of Sickle Cell Disease Drug Innovator
Pfizer Inc. has acquired Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT), a biopharmaceutical company whose leading product inhibits harmful medical conditions...
Read More Amazon’s iRobot Acquisition Faces Shareholder and Consumer Resistance as FTC Investigates
Photo by Onur Binay on Unsplash iRobot Corp. shareholders approved Amazon.com, Inc.’s $1.7 billion purchase of the Roomba maker on...
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Will Big Book Merger Go Through? It Will Soon Be Up to the Judge.
The fate of the $2.2 billion Penguin Random House (PRH) / Simon & Schuster (S&S) merger remains with U.S. District...
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Broadcom Announces Acquisition of Cloud and Virtualization Company
Global semiconductor giant Broadcom Inc. intends to purchase VMware, Inc., a leading enterprise software company. The boards of both companies...
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Amazon-MGM: Deal Approved in Europe, Now It’s Up to the FTC
Finding “no competition concerns,” antitrust regulators at the European Commission yesterday (March 15) approved Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM...
Read More FTC, Rhode Island AG Move to Block New England Healthcare Merger
The Federal Trade Commission and the Rhode Island Attorney General are using both administrative measures and litigation to stop the...
Read More Cellular Store Charges T-Mobile With Unfair Business Practices Following Merger with Sprint
A cellular franchise owner has sued T-Mobile in U.S. District Court in Connecticut for “fraudulent, predatory, and anti-competitive conduct.” Saying...
Read More Nvidia and SoftBank’s Arm Call Off Vertical Merger
Facing challenges from antitrust enforcers on three continents, U.S. microchip giant Nvidia Corp. has called off its acquisition of British...
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Frontier/Spirit Merger Would Stiffen Competition Against Big Four Fliers
Spirit Airlines, Inc. and Frontier Airlines, Inc., today (Feb. 7) announced a merger they say will save consumers $1 billion...
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Global Antitrust: EC Flags Illumina for Proceeding With Purchase of Cancer Test Company Despite Investigation
The European Commission is investigating whether Illumina's decision to complete its acquisition of cancer test manufacturer Grail -- despite the Commission's ongoing investigation into any anticompetitive effects of the deal --...
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Verizon Selling Yahoo and AOL for $5 Billion
Unable to compete with Google and Facebook, Verizon is selling Verizon Media -- made up of Yahoo, AOL, advertising technology,...
Read More MoginRubin Helps Bertram Capital Inc. and FCG Acquisitions Seal Deal with KKR & Co, Inc.
MoginRubin LLP assisted private equity firm Bertram Capital Management LLC with the antitrust clearance of the sale of FCG Acquisitions...
Read More With Anticompetitive Concerns Addressed, Intuit / Credit Karma Deal Moves Forward
Intuit Inc., owner of the popular TurboTax DIY tax preparation service, has moved forward with its $8.1 billion acquisition of...
Read More European Commission Examining Aon’s Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson
The European Commission announced Dec. 21 that it is investigating Aon's proposed acquisition of Willis Towers Watson, a deal that...
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