Transport infrastructure developer Cintra, a subsidiary of Spanish infra group Ferrovial, will acquire a 24% stake in IRB Infra Trust from GIC affiliates, IRB Infra said in a statement on Thursday. Cintra has entered...
Cisco gains EU antitrust nod for $28 bln Splunk acquisition
Cisco Systems won unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm Splunk on Wednesday after EU regulators said they did not see any competition issues. The deal announced last year is...
Liontrust Asset Management says it is not in talks to buy smaller rival Artemis
UK’s Liontrust Asset Management said on Tuesday it was not in talks to buy smaller rival Artemis in response to a report about a potential takeover. Liontrust recently held early-stage discussions with Artemis...
Liontrust Asset Management says it is not in talks to buy smaller rival Artemis
UK’s Liontrust Asset Management said on Tuesday it was not in talks to buy smaller rival Artemis in response to a report about a potential takeover. Liontrust recently held early-stage discussions with Artemis...
Centre raises M&A thresholds for antitrust regulator’s nod
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs on Friday increased the asset and turnover thresholds for mergers and acquisitions of firms that would require the approval of the antitrust regulator, sparing small deals from...
Cisco’s Splunk deal set to win unconditional EU antitrust OK, sources say
Cisco Systems is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm Splunk, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The deal announced last year and...
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines call off $3.8 bln merger on antitrust hurdle
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines scrapped their $3.8-billion merger agreement on Monday, with the low-cost carriers saying there was no path forward after a U.S. judge blocked the deal in January on anti-competition...
Korean Air wins EU antitrust approval for Asiana deal
Korean Air won EU antitrust approval on Tuesday to buy Asiana Airlines after the companies agreed to sell the latter’s cargo unit and divest routes to four European cities to a rival. Korean Air, South...
British tech firm Onfido nears sale to Entrust Corp – sources
British technology group Onfido is in advanced talks to sell itself to U.S.-based Entrust Corp, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Onfido, which uses artificial intelligence to verify customer identities...
CapitaLand India Trust to Acquire three industrial facilities at OneHub Chennai, India
CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) has entered into a forward purchase agreement with Casa Grande Group to acquire three industrial facilities with a total net leasable area of 0.79 million sq ft at OneHub Chennai, India...
UK antitrust regulator begins investigation of Vodafone-Hutchison merger
Britain’s antitrust watchdog has launched an investigation into the $19 billion merger between Vodafone’s UK operation and CK Hutchison’s Three UK, reviewing whether the deal will hurt competition, it...
EU antitrust regulator intends to block Amazon’s iRobot acquisition – WSJ
The European Union’s competition watchdog plans to block Amazon.com’s $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter...