Amazon/iRobot: CMA’s Threat to Transaction Looms Large in Europe

Published on Dec 06, 2022

Approval from the Competition and Markets Authority will likely be the biggest European regulatory hurdle for Amazon’s (AMZN) $1.7 billion plan to buy automated cleaning device maker iRobot (IRBT), sources have told The Capitol Forum.  In many ways, the deal is like Google’s (GOOGL) recent purchase of wearable device maker Fitbit: In both acquisitions, a […]

Amgen/Horizon: FTC Prepares to Sue to Block $27.8 Billion Pharmaceutical Transaction

The FTC is preparing to sue to block Amgen’s (AMGN) proposed $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP), sources familiar with the matter said. The agency’s three sitting Democratic...

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Kroger/Albertsons: Regional Grocers Sign NDAs in Talks to Buy Divested Stores, Sources Say

Grocers on the East Coast and in other U.S. regions have signed nondisclosure agreements to discuss potential purchases of Kroger (KR) and Albertsons (ACI) stores set to be divested as part of the...

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Intel/Tower Semiconductor: SAMR Likely to Decide on Deal in Coming Weeks; Gelsinger’s Visit Smoothed Path for Remedy Talks, Lawyers Say

Chinese antitrust enforcers are likely to make a decision on Intel’s (INTC) proposed buyout of Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) in the coming weeks, ending a long “stop the clock” on their review of...

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