Tag: merger

Tug of War Over Remedies Costs Getty-Shutterstock More than the Divestitures

Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) cleared the Getty/Shutterstock merger…

Anglo Exits Australian Coal

Anglo American has announced the sale of its Australian steelmaking coal portfolio…

CMA Conditionally Approves Getty-Shutterstock Merger Following Editorial Concerns

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that the anticipated…

Price increases at Paramount and WBD likely to draw regulators’ attention

Both Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery reported Q1 2026 earnings in the…

Brazil Launches Antitrust Inquiry into Rare Earth Supply and Merger Agreements

The General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) initiated…

Portugal Halts Major Merger in Maritime Sector

The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has officially prohibited the proposed acquisition of…

Worldline: From European Champion to Takeover Target

Worldline was once worth over €20 billion. In early 2026 it approved…

KONE-TKE €29 Billion Deal: Financial and Legal Analysis

KONE and TKE agreed on a €29.4 billion merger. The deal was…

The EC’s New Merger Guidelines Put the Business Model at the Centre.

The European Commission is rewriting its merger guidelines for the first time…

Subscribers Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

A group of Paramount subscribers has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit seeking…

The EU’s New Blueprint for Mergers

The Commission’s draft guidelines emphasize that modern competition policy cannot exist in…

Slovak Antimonopoly Office Probes Aquapark Merger

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, commonly known as the AMO,…