Adobe/Figma: Deal Faces Challenging Reviews in Brussels and London

Published on Mar 30, 2023

Software company Adobe’s (ADBE) $20 billion plan to purchase the privately held design platform Figma will be reviewed by regulators in London and Brussels, and winning approval from both agencies is likely to be a challenge, according to an analysis by The Capitol Forum. Adobe’s European Commission filing is said to be expected within the […]

Tapestry/Capri: Labor Concern Part of Suit FTC Considering Against Handbag Deal

In leaning toward suing to block Tapestry’s (TPR) proposed buyout of Capri (CPRI), the agency sees the $8.5 deal as unacceptably shrinking the number of companies that employ workers for the...

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Tapestry/Capri: FTC Leaning Toward Suit, Focusing on Handbag Makers’ Close Competition

The FTC is leaning toward a lawsuit to block Tapestry’s (TPR) proposed $8.5 billion acquisition of handbag manufacturing rival Capri (CPRI), sources familiar with the matter...

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Energy Antitrust Weekly: Chesapeake/Southwestern Deal Gets Second Request; FTC Releases Statement Approving Global Partners, Gulf Oil Acquisition and Protecting Maine Home Heating Oil and Diesel Buyers; HSR Period Expirations for Chord/Enerplus and Sunoco/NuStar

Second request pushes Chesapeake/Southwestern deal back. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) and Southwestern Energy Company’s (SWN) planned merger received a second request from the FTC on April...

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