Tag: #merger

States Reach Settlement Imposing Five-Year Conditions on Paramount–Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Twelve state attorneys general, led by California, agreed to a proposed settlement imposing five years of output, production and worker protections on the merger.

#antitrust, #merger, #entertainment, #film, #streaming

STB restarts review of Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger, revives environmental review

The Surface Transportation Board lifted the merger proceeding out of abeyance, reviving the environmental review and setting deadlines for public comments.

$UNP, $NSC, #rail, #merger, #unionpacific, #norfolksouthern, #stb

Warner Bros. Discovery–Paramount Merger Paused Until Court Ruling or June 1, 2027

California and 11 states secured an agreement keeping Warner Bros. Discovery’s proposed merger with Paramount on hold until a court rules or June 1, 2027.

$WBD, $PARA, #antitrust, #merger, #entertainment, #warnerbros

EU Clears PIF-Led $55 Billion Acquisition of Electronic Arts, Antitrust Hurdle Removed

EU regulators cleared the PIF-led $55B takeover of Electronic Arts, lifting a major antitrust obstacle though foreign-subsidy and U.S. reviews remain.

$EA, #electronicarts, #pif, #merger, #gaming

STB Orders Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern to Publicly Disclose Employee-Impact Data in Merger Case

The Surface Transportation Board ordered Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to make employee-impact exhibits public, revealing projected job changes ahead of a filing deadline.

$UNP, $NSC, #rail, #merger, #stb, #unionpacific, #norfolksouthern

Judge Temporarily Blocks $110 Billion Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order halting the $110 billion Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger while states press antitrust claims.

$WBD, #antitrust, #merger, #media, #entertainment

STB Accepts Revised Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Filing, Holds Review in Abeyance

STB accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s revised merger filing for consideration but put the review and environmental study on hold, seeking more info by July 27.

$UNP, $NSC, #rail, #merger, #transportation, #stb

Tether Proposes Merging Twenty One Capital, Strike and Elektron Energy Into One Listed Bitcoin Company

Tether Investments proposed combining public bitcoin firm Twenty One Capital with Jack Mallers’ Strike and miner Elektron Energy to form a listed crypto company.

$XXI, #tether, #bitcoin, #merger, #crypto, #mining