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Paramount Global's Possible Sale Sparks Speculation on Media Merger

Learn about the potential sale of Paramount Global, one of the largest media companies in the world, amid financial challenges and media mergers.

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What happened to Racing Club de France – and could they be on their way back?

Former Arsenal youth player is overseeing a rebirth after a dozen name changes, multiple mergers, liquidations, stadium moves and relegations

The Guardian - UK

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Federal Agencies Finalize Antitrust Guidelines: The Kiplinger Letter

What new antitrust guidelines by the Justice Department and FTC mean for mergers and acquisitions,

Kiplinger

UK Mergers and Acquisitions Witness 33% Decline, Lowest Levels Since 2009

The notable 33 per cent decrease in the overall value of mergers and acquisitions deals involving UK firms amounts to £207 billion throughout 2023.

International Business Times UK

UK mergers and acquisitions fall 33% to hit lowest level since 2009

Total value of mergers and acquisitions dealmaking fell to just over $265bn, down from $395bn

The Guardian - UK

"Bluest of blue" stars discovered

The stars evolve to be hydrogen-poor supernovae, scientists say and were hiding in plain sight

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EquiLend sold for a big multiple while U.S. mergers stalled

The $800 million deal may indicate a break in the clouds for the M&A market.

Fortune

Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil's $60B deal to acquire a Texas oil company

Security filings show the Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company, potentially one the largest energy industry mergers in two decades

The Independent UK

Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. Will the Biden administration let the merger fly?

Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1 billion

The Independent UK

'Too permissive' merger rules eyed for reform

The federal government is taking a look at merger rules to ensure they are not weighing on competition and allowing firms to charge higher prices.

AAP

Giorgio Armani plans to control his fashion empire even in death with a succession plan that details everything from style to IPOs and mergers

The fashion billionaire has reportedly provided his six heirs with instructions on everything from appointing style directors to going public.

Fortune

Rare type of space explosion could leave Earth uninhabitable for 'thousands of years'

New research describes how a kilonova explosion triggered by colliding neutron stars could eradicate life on Earth for thousands of years. Thankfully, the odds are incredibly low.

LiveScience

Mergers and acquisitions are becoming more science than art as CEOs turn to AI for answers

27% of CEOs are already making significant use of artificial intelligence as a part of their M&A process, and nearly half are making initial forays.

Fortune

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The Guardian - AU

‘Determined not to repeat mistakes’: NSW government swears off regional school mergers

Labor has already announced the demerger of two ‘super schools’, accusing the previous Coalition government of ‘making a mess’

The Conversation

Flying under the radar: Australia's silent and growing competition crisis

Australia has long had far less competition in consumer markets than the US.

Reason

The Biden Administration's Antitrust Changes Would Be Great for Bureaucrats—and Bad for Consumers

The guidelines would ignore decades of academic findings about how firm concentration can have a positive impact on consumers' welfare.

WEKU

People are freaking out over a question mark seen in space. Scientists can explain

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a pair of actively forming stars. But many people are more curious about the tiny question mark visible toward the bottom of the frame.

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Evening Standard

BAE Systems to buy US firm Ball Aerospace in $5.6 billion deal

One of the biggest UK mergers of the year was unveiled today as Britain’s top defence contractor BAE Systems said it had reached an agreement to buy US firm Ball Aerospace in a $5.6 billion (£4.4 billion) deal.

Newslaundry

In 6 years, I&B nod to 237 new channels, 28 channels transferred after mergers: Thakur in LS

The government has granted permission to 237 new TV channels over the last six years and to five TV channels in the financial year 2023-24. Due to mergers of companies, permission for 28 TV channels has been transferred over the last six years.

Reason

New Study Reveals Large Firms' Role in Innovation

Megafirms create new technologies too!

Reason

New Federal Merger Guidelines Hint: Maybe Just Don't Merge Anything at All

Plus: Authors demand compensation from A.I. systems, IRS whistleblowers speak out about Hunter Biden investigation, and more...

Roll Call

Biden versus fees: ‘Folks are tired of being played for suckers’ - Roll Call

Actions aimed at corporate mergers, apartment fees and the food industry are the latest Biden administration efforts to bolster consumers.

Multichannel News

Justice Department, FTC Propose Tough New Merger Guidelines

Regulators would look hard for instances of companies’ potential to buy up to monopoly

The Independent UK

Biden's White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices

The Biden administration is proposing new guidelines for corporate mergers, taking steps to disclose the junk fees charged by landlords and launching a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry

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