Mergers and Acquisitions

Verisk’s decision to halt collaboration with an AccuLynx rival helped turn a seemingly straightforward acquisition into the subject of a “novel” US Federal Trade Commission theory of competitive harm — and left the buyer c...(read more)

A video of Union Pacific Railroad CEO Jim Vena discussing his ability to hike rates for shippers who oppose the company’s acquisition of Norfolk Southern Railway is unlikely to fade into the background of the US Surface Tr...(read more)

China's move against SoftBank's ABB Robotics deal shows how far the artificial intelligence race has evolved beyond chips into the machinery of the physical economy. Industrial robots are being recast from productivity too...(read more)

Allegations that Union Pacific Railroad intimidated shippers threaten to derail its proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern before US regulators fully assess its merits, potentially leaving the rail industry without a def...(read more)

The EU go-ahead for JD.com's acquisition of Ceconomy shows that Chinese companies can gain EU subsidy approval for their European deals. But the ecommerce platform, which is listed internationally, had to give broad conces...(read more)

LetterOne is set to ask the UK Supreme Court whether it is entitled to compensation after being forced to sell broadband provider Upp on national security grounds. The landmark appeal at the UK's top court by the investmen...(read more)

DoorDash’s proposed $17 billion acquisition of Instacart is likely to draw an in-depth investigation from US federal and state antitrust regulators as the merger carries the potential to eliminate a growing competitor and ...(read more)

State attorneys general say they prefer federal antitrust agencies take the lead in resolving illegal corporate mergers, but promise to take matters into their own hands when the federal government shirks its obligation. T...(read more)