Like the UK, Ireland is bracing for its own merger of competition regulators, reports say.
Ireland’s Competition Authority and its National Consumer Agency will merge and become the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission following the launch of the Competition & Consumer Protection Bill, according to reports.
Despite the merger, four of the …read more
Mexico-based restaurant operator Alsea has reportedly received clearance to acquire the Vips restaurant chain, owned by Walmex.
Alsea, which runs various franchises including Starbucks and Domino’s Pizza in Mexico, will acquire 361 restaurants from Walmex in a deal worth more than $630 million. Reports say Mexico’s competition regulator has approved of …read more
The head of Forest Laboratories, Howard Solomon, is reportedly slated to make $100 million or more from his company’s $25 billion merger with pharmaceutical giant Actavis, according to reports.
Reports say documents recently filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission suggest Actavis is preparing to acquire Forest, a notice that …read more
As Air India is set to join the world’s largest airline alliance in July, reports say the alliance, known as Star Alliance, is looking for yet another member from India to join its ranks.
According to reports, Star Alliance could be looking to bring on India’s Tata-SIA as a new member, …read more