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UK FDI lawyers are hopeful that the government’s ongoing review of the country’s foreign investment screening framework would lead to greater transparency and certainty over the outcome of the process, while warning against any major …
Competitors of British animal health products supplier Dechra Pharmaceuticals are not expected to oppose a planned takeover of the company by a consortium led by Swedish private equity firm EQT, a Brussels-based antitrust lawyer who …
Negotiations between German chemicals player Covestro and state-owned energy company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) are “still alive”, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Equity Report, although clarity around the future …
Attempts by the European Commission (EC) to streamline the foreign direct investment (FDI) screening process that could involve a more centralised approach could face resistance from member states who fear ceding power over national security …
A consortium led by Canadian asset manager Brookfield and US private equity firm EIG is “considering” taking its bid for Australia’s Origin Energy straight to the company’s management should the suitors fail to reach the …
Irish corrugated packaging player Smurfit Kappa and US peer WestRock filed their merger notification with Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE on 3 November, with the filing expected to be published by the agency in the next …
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The shareholders behind an alternative proposal to the sale of Italian former telecom incumbent TIM’s network have requested meetings with both TIM’s largest shareholder Vivendi as well as Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) …
The European Commission’s (EC) merger simplification package that came into force on 1 September could create an additional burden for merging parties in less clear-cut cases, according to EU antitrust lawyers. “While on the surface, …
The outcome of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) antitrust review of the US$69bn merger between US semiconductor maker Broadcom and cloud computing company VMware will hinge on the repercussions that the deal will …
In an exclusive interview with Equity Report, Professor Andrew Sweeting, former director of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s Bureau of Economics, gives his take on the agency’s proposed changes to the premerger notification process, …
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.
