by 21st Century Competition | May 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
Gas and oil merger and acquisition deals struck in the first quarter reached a record-setting $39 billion worth of transactions, according to reports. According to reports, that value is up 75 percent from M&A deals in the same quarter in 2013. The data was...
by 21st Century Competition | May 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
South Korean competition authorities are reportedly probing the Korea Electric Power Corp., a state-run utility, over suspicions of anticompetitive behavior, according to insider sources. Reports say the Fair Trade Commission raided offices of KEPCO and affiliated...
by 21st Century Competition | May 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
Germany steel giant ThyssenKrupp confirmed Wednesday that its Poland-based operations are now the subject of an investigation regarding claims of bid-rigging and have been raided by antitrust officials. Reports say the rail technology offices in Poland were searched...
by 21st Century Competition | May 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
Google reportedly has as much as $30 billion in cash outside of the US that it could use for mergers and acquisitions, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ”We continue to expect substantial use of our offshore earnings for...
by 21st Century Competition | May 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
Shadow energy and climate change secretary Caroline Flint has reportedly sent a letter to the UK’s Competition and Market Authority asking the authority to include energy watchdog Ofgem in its inquiry into the energy industry ahead of the CMA’s decision on...
