Mergers and Acquisitions

Brasserie Nationale has lost its appeal at the EU's top court against the referral of its 2024 acquisition of Boissons Heintz for scrutiny by the European Commission, in a case that has drawn attention for its... (more story)

The Brink’s Company said its acquisition of rival cash machine provider NCR Atleos remains on track to close early next year after the UK antitrust regulator provisionally accepted that an offer to divest some... (more story)

Irish building-materials group Kingspan must pay €40 million in fines for misleading the European Commission during a probe of its abandoned merger with Trimo. The European Commission said the company had comm... (more story)

Insurance Australia Group and the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia have sought tribunal review of the Australian competition regulator’s decision to block the proposed RAC Insurance acquisition, whil... (more story)

Brazil’s competition watchdog has unanimously approved American Airlines’ $100 million investment in an 8 percent minority stake in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, subject to a settlement agreement. Under the ... (more story)

Mining company Anglo American is expected to tell EU merger regulators that Chinese-Australian rival MMG is the only credible buyer for its nickel business in Brazil, MLex has learned. Both companies will appe... (more story)

US catering company Aramark’s bid to challenge a competition ruling, after its lawyers filed the appeal one day late, has been rejected by a Scottish court. In January, the Competition and Markets Authority or... (more story)

Unilever and McCormick have received early termination of the US premerger waiting period in connection with their proposed combination of Unilever’s foods business with McCormick, according to a Federal Trade... (more story)