The general superintendence of Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE should issue its recommendation on the proposed US$32bn takeover of American consumer health company Kenvue by personal care peer Kimberly-Clark within the next month, according to a
Last month’s order issued by China’s Ministry of Justice demanding non-compliance with the European Commission’s (EC) information requests as part of its foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) in-depth review into the proposed JD.com/Ceconomy merger shou… To read
Paint and coating makers AkzoNobel and Axalta are expecting informal feedback from the European Commission (EC) on the remedy offer the companies have been working on to secure Phase I antitrust clearance for their proposed
Officials at the European Commission (EC) and Brazilian antitrust authority CADE, who are reviewing the proposed merger between Italian energy services company Saipem and UK-headquartered Subsea7, held a conference call on 11 September to discuss
CADE and EC officials held meeting on Saipem/Subsea7 merger earlier this month Read More »
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com and German consumer electronics company Ceconomy are currently in discussions with the European Commission (EC) over the pending foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) approval for their proposed merger, two people close …
The European Commission (EC) is expected to adopt a broad approach to assess the European fund distribution market as part of its upcoming review of the proposed €5.3bn (US$6.08bn) merger between Deutsche Börse and Allfunds,
The State of Israel must retain a stake in cargo container shipping company ZIM as part of its planned acquisition by German peer Hapag-Lloyd, due to the country not having overland export routes, with the
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The European Commission’s (EC) stop-the-clock on its Phase II investigation into the Italian energy services firm Saipem’s planned merger with UK-based peer Subsea7 is only due to a substantial request for information (RFI) from the
Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE is expected to shift the focus of its ongoing review of the planned US$32bn acquisition of American consumer health company Kenvue by personal care peer Kimberly-Clark on the “scope and the
The European Commission (EC) investigation into Mars’ acquisition of Kellanova, which was unconditionally cleared last year following an in-depth investigation, should be viewed as a relevant precedent to the review of US food and beverage
Valeria is a seasoned business and financial journalist with fifteen years of industry experience.
Before launching Equity Report in October 2022, Valeria was European Editor for US-based financial news service CTFN, where she spent seven years reporting on event-driven situations, breaking news stories on complex financial and regulatory issues across several jurisdictions, from Europe and Africa to China, India, Brazil, and Australia.
Prior to that, she was Senior Reporter at TelecomFinance, Middle East correspondent, and later Southern Europe correspondent at Mergermarket (currently ION), and held a number of editorial positions with Dubai and London-based b2b publications.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Languages and Public Relations from Leeds Beckett University and an MA in International Journalism from University of Central Lancashire.
