Mergers and Acquisitions

The Delaware Supreme Court spent most of a hearing Wednesday questioning lawyers for Verisk Analytics and AccuLynx over the meaning of the term "willful conduct" and promised to try to return a quick decision ... (more story)

AkzoNobel’s merger with Axalta is approaching the final stages of regulatory review, with planned business sales in the US and Europe the only remedies sought by competition authorities, AkzoNobel chief execut... (more story)

OCS Group’s planned £3.1 billion acquisition of rival UK facilities management provider Mitie Group has gained EU merger control clearance. The deal remains conditional on UK antitrust and national security ap... (more story)

Large companies that generate short-term gains when building out an “ecosystem” through M&A deals may still attract the wrath of EU merger enforcers, whose eye will be on longer-term harm to consumers, accordi... (more story)

New Jersey has filed an antitrust lawsuit against hot-mix asphalt companies CRH and Arcosa, whose merger the state alleges would result in harm to competition for New Jersey Department of Transportation contra... (more story)

The risk that NextEra's $67 billion proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy could be blocked in Virginia rose exponentially this week when staff at the state's utility regulator, the state's chief energy offic... (more story)

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s move to acquire European electronics retailer Ceconomy will come before a committee of EU and national officials this week tasked with considering concessions that the compani... (more story)

European governments intervening in mergers over concerns for public security or economic stability face stiffer scrutiny from the bloc’s regulator, under updated guidelines setting boundaries for using such p... (more story)