by 21st Century Competition | Jun 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Federal Trade Commission announced Friday it has cleared the latest pharmaceutical merger proposal as a string of deals in the industry sweeps across the globe. Forest Laborites has been cleared to acquire Furiex Pharmaceuticals, a deal made for $1.46 billion,...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service released a study on the nation’s duty-free market and found it to be a near-monopoly, according to reports. The FAS announced on its website that two-thirds of border crossings had only one duty-free shop without any...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
A class action lawsuit filed Thursday is looking to upend AT&T’s proposed acquisition of DirecTV, according to reports. DirecTV shareholder Teresa Silvestri has filed the lawsuit against the companies and their $48 billion deal on the grounds that the price...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
The merger battle between menswear retailers Jos. A. Bank and Men’s Wearhouse has come to a close as the Federal Trade Commission gave its approval for Men’s Wearhouse to acquire its rival. The merger followed months of debate between the two companies...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is reportedly taking up the task of investigating the nation’s two largest beer brewers following allegations they are abusing their market power to squeeze smaller competitors out of the market. Lion, along...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
Athletic Association to delay an impending antitrust trial, reports say the NCAA has not given up yet and filed an emergency petition with the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to push back the June 9 date. The appeals court was asked to vacate US District Judge Claudia...
