Legal & Regulatory

European Regulators Block Ryanair's 3rd Takeover Bid for Irish Rival

The European antitrust regulators have reject the offer of Ryanair to acquire Aer Lingus. The European antitrust regulators have vetoed the third attempt of Ryanair to take over Aer ingus, saying that the Irish low-cost airline had not shown sufficient concessions to relieve issues on its monopoly on 46 routes.


THQ to Sell Properties via Bidding

THQ bankruptcy court to supervise asset sale. In an announcement, THQ Inc has announced that it would be selling its remaining intellectual properties through a Court supervised sale auction.

AB InBev Talks with US Justice Department on a Purchase Deal

AB InBev has been negotiating with the Department of Justice to settle lawsuit filed by the government to block its deal to acquire Mexican Group Modelo.

Chesapeake Energy and Encana Face Antitrust Suit

Northstar alleges collusion by Chesapeake and Encana for oil and gas rights. A Michigan landowner is suing both Chesapeake Energy Corp and Encana Corp for antitrust violations alleging collusion between the two energy firms to rig the results of a bidding process for oil and gas rights held back in 2010.


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Greenlight Capital gets restraining order against Apple Inc. A US federal judge found credence to the arguments of hedge fund manager David Einhorn versus Apple Inc.
Vanderbilt settles with New Mexico on unjust enrichment investments. In a settlement agreement, Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC has entered into a settlement agreement to pay New Mexico US$24 million.
No one is safe without the numbers, message sent to industry by Heinz buyout. The buyout of H. J. Heinz by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and others have placed many food executives of known brands properly warned that they either shape up or be shipped out.
Insider trading on Heinz shares prior to sale investigated by SEC and FBI. In an unprecedented move, Swiss authorities have committed to assist in the ongoing US investigation on insider trading of H.
India sends investigation team to Italy. Indian officials would be travelling to Italy to further investigate allegations of corruption and bribey allegations against Italian defense firm Finmeccanica.
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