Tag: merger

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…

Slovakia Begins Merger Review of e& / UPC Broadband Transaction

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (PMÚ) has initiated administrative proceedings…

Firecell & Accelleran: A European Merger for Sovereign Industrial 5G

Firecell and Accelleran announced a strategic merger to deliver a unified, industrial-grade…

CAT Trial Commences: Spreadex Challenges CMA Over “Monopoly” Divestiture Order

LONDON — The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) today began a high-stakes trial…

Swedish Review of Hypergene/Stratsys Public Sector Software Merger

The Swedish Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket) decided to open an in-depth, so-called special…

Visa’s Acquisition of Prosa Mexico Hangs in the Balance

Visa’s proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Prosa, the country’s leading…

Pharma Merger in Chile Gets Green Light—With Conditions

Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (Fiscalía Nacional Económica, FNE) has conditionally approved…

Rio Tinto and Glencore Abandon $260 Billion Mega-Merger

Glencore and Rio Tinto have abandoned discussions over a potential merger that…

Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Faces Intense Scrutiny in U.S. Senate Hearing

Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos came under intense questioning on Tuesday as…