Tag: merger

Antitrust Implications of Four Financial Red Flags in the PSKY-WBD Merger

While the headline $31-per-share cash offer is designed to appease WBD stockholders,…

EU Moves to Ease Cross-Border Mergers

The European Union is preparing overhaul of its merger control framework, aiming…

Cintas’ $5.5 Billion Acquisition of UniFirst Likely To Hinge on Divestitures

The proposed acquisition of UniFirst by Cintas for $5.5 billion is as…

CMA Extends Getty-Shutterstock Merger Probe

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially extended its…

Airbus-Thales-Leonardo Need OHB, SES, and Indra’s Nods To Clear JV

The race to create a European "Space Champion" is about to enter…

Paramount-WBD: Financial and Antitrust Analysis

Paramount’s executives expect a relatively easy regulatory review, with a closing within…

Germany Approves Strabag–Stumpp Merger Subject to Plant Sale

The Bundeskartellamt has approved the acquisition of the Stumpp Group by Strabag…

Europe Holds All the Cards in the Paramount-WBD Merger

As the route for Paramount's $111 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery…

How the FTC Used a Company’s 10-Q to Block a Merger

In January 2026, Edwards Lifesciences officially terminated its $945 million acquisition of…

The SaaSpocalypse Will Trigger a M&A Wave, Including Failing Firm Acquisitions

In 2026, the Software as a Service (SaaS) market is bifurcating into…

Portugal Escalates Review of Linde-Acaíl Merger to Phase II Investigation

The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) announced its decision to initiate an in-depth,…

Getty Images and Shutterstock Receive Unconditional DOJ Clearance for Merger

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GETY) and Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) have…