Author: 21st Century Competition

Israel: Wireless firms talk infrastructure agreement (Competition Policy International)

American Tower Corporation is reported to be in discussions with Israel-based wireless operators Cellcom Israel and Pelephone Communications to acquire the companies’ infrastructure and lease it back to them.

According to reports, the sell and lease-back deal could appease the nation’s antitrust regulator, which has previously raised concerns over the companies’ …read more

US: Class action antitrust administrator joins new firm (Competition Policy International)

Class action claims administration firm RG/2 announced the hiring of Melissa Baldwin as its new claims administration, according to a press release.

Baldwin comes to the firm with nearly 15 years of experience, most prominently in matters of antitrust class actions. She reportedly served on the class action administrative team for …read more

Slovakia: Motivation behind steam gas sale questioned (Competition Policy International)

Financial group Penta has reportedly divested its ownership in PPC Investments, the conglomerate that umbrellas assets including Steam-Gas Cycle, to El Group, say reports.

Regulators at Slovakia’s competition authority will still need to approve of the sale, which was reported to be part of Penta’s decision to focus on other industries.

But …read more

US: Aerospace firm explores mergers, sales in company shakeup (Competition Policy International)

B/E Aerospace has announced the postponement of its investor meeting, scheduled for Monday, as it explores possible divestitures or mergers.

According to reports, B/E Aerospace is even considering a spin off of certain operations into a new company.

In a statement, the company assured, however, that “no decision has been made and …read more