The latest developments in global antitrust and competition, from exclusive insights into merger control reviews of large cross-border deals to policy changes that may affect ongoing and future proceedings
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 …
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 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, …
Mexico’s antitrust authority COFECE is likely to seek views from rivals of Irish paper and packaging company Smurfit Kappa and US peer WestRock on their planned US$11bn tie-up, local antitrust lawyers told Equity Report. “In …
Mexico’s COFECE expected to reach out to third parties on Smurfit Kappa/WestRock merger Read More »
A takeover of Vodafone’s Spanish unit is unlikely to be announced before the European Commission (EC) issues a final ruling on Orange’s acquisition of local challenger MásMóvil, a person briefed on the process told Equity …
Vodafone Spain sale unlikely to close before EC decision on Orange/MásMóvil merger Read More »
Irish corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa and US peer WestRock are expected to formally notify Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE of their US$11bn tie-up this month, a source involved in the process told Equity Report. In …
Smurfit Kappa and WestRock should submit Brazilian merger filing this month Read More »
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is expected to confirm its provisional decision on the planned takeover of British electronic patient record (EPR) provider EMIS by US-based UnitedHealth Group, according to several UK competition lawyers. …
CMA appears unlikely to reverse provisional decision on UnitedHealth Group/EMIS merger Read More »
The recently announced US$11bn merger between Irish corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa and US peer WestRock may lead to horizontal overlaps in the segment of folding boxes for beverage packaging, where the latter holds a …
Smurfit Kappa and WestRock may need to divest assets to obtain EU merger approval Read More »
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.
