A look at my recent posts shows that I have developed a taste for pending issues, whether it is rulings of the ECJ or Commission decisions. Rather than doing something new, I thought I would repeat the trick (I tell myself that the number of comments received in previous posts …read more
Switzerland-based Holcim has said it will not acquire Kenya’s Bamburi Cement firm if it’s planned merger with France’s Lafarge succeeds, say reports.
Should the $40 billion merger proceed as planned, Holcim would end up with indirect control of Bambury, according to reports; two Lafarge units own 58.6 percent of Bamburi.
But in …read more
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly given approval for travel booking website Priceline to acquire restaurant reservation service OpenTable.
According to reports, the waiting period under the HSR act terminated this week, effectively allowing Priceline to move forward with the deal without any regulatory challenge.
The transaction still needs to satisfy certain …read more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority announced plans of an “exploratory” probe of the wholesale financial market as the watchdog responds to criticism that a lack of competition in the industry is harming consumers.
The head of competition at the FCA, Mary Starks, announced the review Wednesday at a meeting of the …read more