Category: Global Blogs

Ghana: Optimistic report shows promising M&A future (Competition Policy International)

Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise in Ghana, according to industry experts, a trend likely following the encouragement of financial investment in the African nation.

According to reports, Stanbic Bank Ghana executive Randolph Rodrigues told reporters that M&A activity will likely rise in the coming years in Ghana, thanks to …read more

US: AT&T divesting its music streaming service, sources say (Competition Policy International)

Wireless giant AT&T is reportedly planning to sell its music streaming service Muve Music only months after it acquired the assets through its buyout of Leap Wireless.

Unnamed sources say AT&T is looking for a buyer for the music company and a bidding process has already begun. Muve Music is run …read more

India: Regs clear path for first foreign airline investment (Competition Policy International)

India’s Securities and Exchange Board has reportedly cleared the way for the nation’s first direct investment in an airline by a foreign entity.

Reports say Etihad, based in the United Arab Emirates, has been exempted from making an open bid for its proposed 24 percent acquisition in domestic airline Jet Airways. …read more

EU: Leading PVC makers win clearance for $6B joint venture (Competition Policy International)

Europe’s largest polyvinyl chloride makers Ineos and Solvay have reportedly been approved to proceed with their proposed $6 billion joint venture.

According to reports, the European Commission will allow the project to go through after striking a deal with Ineos that sees the company divesting several PVC plants. Reports say Ineos …read more