The UK CMA clears Omnicom's $13B acquisition of rival Interpublic after launching an investigation into the deal on June 23; the FTC cleared the deal on June 25
The watchdog had been considering whether the deal would lead to a substantial lessening of competition
The UK CMA opens an investigation into the planned $13.25B merger of ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic to assess potential lower competition in the UK ad market
Britain's competition watchdog on Monday launched a probe into the proposed merger between advertising giants Omnicom and Interpublic …
The UK CMA clears Microsoft's $13B OpenAI investment in 2023, ending 14 months of uncertainty over the deal, but says “Microsoft did acquire material influence”
- The 2023 deal did not result in change of control over OpenAI — CMA's decision comes after 14 months of scrutiny of the tie-up
IBM says it has completed its $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition, confirming that the US FTC quietly cleared the deal just before the UK CMA's approval on February 25
I wonder if they want to finally merge Terraform and Ansible. — That would be a Terrible idea. X: @hashicorp : HashiCorp is now an IBM company! 🎉 Our products — Terraform, Vault, and the rest — are ...
The UK CMA says its phase one probe found that chip designer Synopsys' $35B acquisition of 3D software maker Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices
Sony buys ~$320M of shares in Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which owns FromSoftware, taking its stake to ~10% and becoming Kadokawa's top shareholder
for now Sal Romano / Gematsu : Sony Group Corporation and Kadokawa Corporation to form strategic capital and business alliance Jordan Middler / Video Games Chronicle : Sony is now Kadokawa's largest s...
The UK CMA clears the £15B Vodafone-Three deal after a 10-month inquiry, subject to investing £11B in UK digital infrastructure, creating the UK's biggest telco
- CMA approved the merger with Three in UK on Thursday — Europe's telcos have spent years lobbying for consolidation
The UK CMA says it would approve the £15B Vodafone-Three merger if they commit to investing £11B to upgrade the UK's network, ahead of a December 7 decision
- CMA calls for short term protections to prevent price hikes — The £15 billion ($19.5 billion) …
The UK CMA opens a phase one merger probe into chip designer Synopsys' $35B takeover of 3D design software maker Ansys due to competition concerns
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The UK CMA says Microsoft's acquihire of Inflection's team doesn't cause competition concerns, and won't pursue an investigation, but calls the deal a merger
Good news for Microsoft: The U.K.'s antitrust regulator says that the tech titan's high-profile acquihire of the team behind AI startup Inflection …