Category: Global Blogs

US: Oil mogul plans $44B buyout spree (Competition Policy International)

Billionaire Richard Kinder, who owns Kinder Morgan, is reportedly planning a major oil buyout spree as the industry in the US opens up to $1.5 trillion in potential acquisitions.

According to reports, Kinder will acquire and merge all of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan Management and El Paso Pipeline Partners, …read more

South Africa: Grocery giant demands exclusive rights in malls (Competition Policy International)

South Africa conglomerate Pick n Pay is reportedly demanding shopping malls to enforce exclusivity agreements in efforts to stop a rival grocery chain from operating in the spaces.

Reports say Pick n Pay has sent letters to at least 20 shopping centers around the nation demanding that the malls enforce exclusivity …read more

Singapore: Oil firm to buy Chevron’s Cambodia assets (Competition Policy International)

Singapore oil and gas company KrisEnergy announced Monday that it has finalized a deal to acquire Chevron Corp’s assets in Cambodia.

According to reports, KrisEnergy will acquire Chevron’s offshore oil block and take over the assets as its operator in a transaction agreed to at $65 million.

The acquisition of Chevron Overseas …read more

US: After monumental ruling, NCAA antitrust case still far from over (Competition Policy International)

After a federal judge delivered a monumental blow to the NCAA in a high-profile antitrust lawsuit, the case is still far from over.

US District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled Friday that the NCAA must implement a plan to compensate its student athletes for the NCAA’s business endeavors involving the names and …read more