Microsoft/Activision: After CMA Issues Meeting, Trouble May be Brewing in London; EC Remedies Questions In Flux as EC Leans Towards Blocking Illumina/Grail Merger

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is said to have held an “issues meeting” with Microsoft (MSFT) in which the authority outlined the competition concerns it sees with the company’s...

DuPont/Rogers: Parties Face SAMR Impasse, Unrelenting Industry Concerns, as Initial 180-Day Review Expires

China’s antitrust review of DuPont’s (DD) proposed $5.2 billion acquisition of Rogers Corporation (ROG) has hit an impasse as the companies haven’t yet resolved stiff industry concerns with...

ZoomInfo: Company Sold Personal Phone Numbers of EU Citizens Without Consent After Saying It Does Not Sell Personal Data; Practice Likely Violates GDPR, According to Experts, and Undermines Company’s Lawful Basis for Operating in EU

Citizens of European countries subject to the General Data Protection Regulations are having their personal mobile phone numbers processed and sold without their consent by ZoomInfo (ZI), an...

Adtalem Global Education: Department of Education Initiates DeVry Recoupment Action; Company Likely on Hook for Borrower Defense Claims

The Department of Education announced that yesterday it formally notified DeVry that the institution is liable to the Department for nearly $24 million for approved borrower defense claims, according...

UnitedHealth/Change Healthcare: Economists Battle Over Whether Deal Would Increase Incentives to Access Claims Data

Two economists today argued over whether UnitedHealth Group (UNH) would be more likely to mine valuable health insurance claims data if the company completed its proposed $7.8 billion Change...