Italianer confirmed that the EC was planning a consultation on the streamlining of merger control.
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The combination is subject to customary regulatory and other approvals, including merger control clearances, and is expected to complete in the second half of 2013.
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Another area where there is ongoing trouble is in merger control.
These measures may help expedite approvals and reduce costs for notifying companies, and could well be taken up by other jurisdictions that have systems based closely on EU merger control, he added.
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The Boards of Directors of Disney and Lucasfilm have approved the transaction, which is subject to clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, certain non-United States merger control regulations, and other customary closing conditions.
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We can attribute some of this skepticism to the Comcast-NBC merger and concerns that control on content creation as well as distribution will affect cable networks and cable operators alike.
Post-merger PMI-FTC together control up to 90% of the expanding Philippine tobacco market with a greater presence on the low and mid-priced segments.
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On the face of this evidence it could be argued that after the merger WD and Seagate could control about 89% of the HDD unit shipments.
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While the merger will give Comcast unmatched control over media content for a cable provider, a number of net neutrality checks imposed on it will limit this advantage.
Among the mooted alternatives: a new shareholder, a merger in which MBf retains control -- or the outright sale of the finance company at the most advantageous price to the Loy family.
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Chinalco took its original stake in the hopes of blocking a merger that China feared would hand too much control of iron ore prices to one company.
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Crest has also filed with the FCC to block the merger on several grounds including the granting of control of a huge swath of U.S. spectrum at 2.5 GHz to a foreign entity, Softbank, controlled by Masayoshi Son.
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But the Moulinex story is also a cautionary tale about European business, because its fate was ultimately decided by the control structure that resulted from its merger at the end of last year with Brandt, the Italian offshoot of El.
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Under Griggs' control the Northamptonshire club, formed from the merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, were the biggest spenders on and off the field.
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If this merger goes through, not only will ATT and Verizon control the vast majority of cellular traffic for consumers, they will also remain in a position to control roaming charges to the remaining local carriers when the user is outside his home area.
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That is, a written clause in the bond indenture that says, if a control change occurs (i.e. merger, acquisition or LBO) then bondholders have the right to put their bonds back to the company at a predetermined price when a sale of substantially all the assets occurs.
But most merger waves begin in this sensible way before spiralling out of control.
Restructuring plans have been announced for another three banks under IBRA (Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency) control, while progress has been made toward the merger of four state banks.
"The merger will increase the diversification of both companies, with Glencore achieving stronger control over the high-quality mining resources of its currently 34% associate Xstrata, and the latter gaining full access to the trading and logistic platform of Glencore, " it said.
Assuming the three-way merger goes ahead, the new group and its two nearest rivals combined will control a little over 10% of the market, paltry compared with the concentration in other basic industries.
When completed, the merger will put the vast majority of air travel in the United States under the control of just four companies: American, Delta Air Lines, United Continental and Southwest Airlines.
If completed, the merger would put the vast majority of air travel in the United States under the control of just four companies: American, Delta Air Lines, United Continental and Southwest Airlines.
The deal made a big splash in Hollywood, especially after Mr. Emanuel and his partners wrested control of the new company from its chairman, Jim Wiatt, just weeks after the merger was done.
MCI, two American telecoms firms which between them control many of the Internet's fibres and routers, American officials may rule on the merger in one way, and those of the European Union the other.
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