Lithium miner Livent said on Tuesday its proposed $10.6 billion merger with Australia’s Allkem had received all the required pre-closing regulatory approvals. The deal is expected to close by Jan. 4 if Allkem...
Allegro Funds gets final regulatory approval to take over PwC Australia spinoff
Private equity group Allegro Funds said on Monday it had received the final approval for its takeover of Scyne Advisory, PwC Australia’s former government consulting wing, clearing the way for the deal to close...
Qantas scraps plan to buy Alliance Aviation amid regulatory hurdle
Qantas Airways will drop its A$611 million ($387 million) plan to buy out charter flight operator Alliance Aviation Services, the companies said on Thursday, months after Australia’s competition regulator blocked...
Korean Air to offer to sell Asiana’s cargo business, routes to satisfy EU regulators -sources
South Korea’s biggest carrier, Korean Air Lines, will offer to sell Asiana Airlines’ air cargo business and divest routes to four EU cities in a bid to gain EU antitrust approval for acquiring its rival, two...
UK regulator clears $1.52 billion UnitedHealth-EMIS deal
Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday it has cleared UnitedHealth Group’s 1.24 billion-pound ($1.52 billion) acquisition of healthcare technology firm EMIS. The Competition and Markets Authority...
EU antitrust regulators set Oct. 20 deadline for Farfetch, Richemont deal
EU antitrust regulators will decide by Oct. 20 whether to clear luxury e-commerce company Farfetch’s acquisition of a stake in online fashion retailer YOOX Net-A-Porter (YNAP) from Richemont, a European Commission...
Newmont gets Aussie regulatory nod for $16.8 bln Newcrest deal
Gold miner Newmont Corp said it has received clearance from Australia’s competition regulator to proceed with its proposed A$26.2 billion ($16.80 billion) takeover of Newcrest Mining. If the deal goes through...
Newmont gets Aussie regulatory nod for $16.8 bln Newcrest deal
Gold miner Newmont Corp said it has received clearance from Australia’s competition regulator to proceed with its proposed A$26.2 billion ($16.80 billion) takeover of Newcrest Mining. If the deal goes through...
Australia regulator blocks $3.2 bln ANZ-Suncorp bank deal
Australia’s competition regulator on Friday blocked a A$4.9 billion ($3.2 billion) buyout planned by No.4 bank ANZ Group of insurer Suncorp’s banking arm, setting the scene for a drawn-out legal challenge...
Aussie competition regulator delays decision on ANZ’s $3.3 bln Suncorp Bank buy
Australia’s competition regulator on Monday said it has delayed its decision on ANZ Group Holdings’ proposed A$4.9 billion ($3.30 billion) acquisition of Suncorp Bank by a week to August 4, and has requested...
Adobe’s $20 bn Figma acquisition under EU antitrust regulator’s lens
Software major Adode’s $20 billion acquisition of cloud-based designer platform Figma is reportedly under scrutiny by the antitrust regulators in the European Union, the media reported on Tuesday. The EU...
EU antitrust regulators approve Vivendi, Lagardere deal
Vivendi, the French media conglomerate controlled by billionaire Vincent Bollore, on Friday, won conditional EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of France’s largest publisher Lagardere. Vivendi last year...