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
The ongoing acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is not expected to raise significant concerns in China, two Chinese antitrust partners advising both local and international gaming companies told Equity Report. The first lawyer conceded… …
Microsoft/Activision merger unlikely to face major hurdles in China Read More »
Planned changes to India’s competition laws will place a burden on both the merging parties and the regulator to gather all the relevant documentation within a reduced time frame, with M&A deals in the technology, …
India’s competition law reform likely to increase pressure on merging parties Read More »
Despite regulatory concerns, the CMA, the UK’s antitrust watchdog, will struggle to impose remedies that may address potential overlaps in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) space in its ongoing review of Viasat’s takeover of British satellite …
No easy remedies in CMA’s review of Viasat/Inmarsat merger Read More »
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is planning an internal reorganisation that is expected to draw closer attention to international M&A deals, various Seoul-based antitrust lawyers told Equity Report. The Korean antitrust regulator is worki… …
The planned joint venture between Orange and smaller player MásMóvil is being closely watched by their rivals. At least one of them, MVNO Digi, is expected to make an intervention in the European Commission (EC)’s …
Rivals keep close eye on EC probe of Orange/MásMóvil tie-up Read More »
Private equity fund KKR would still be open to providing financial support to Italy’s single network project to protect their investment in TIM’s secondary network FiberCop, a person close to KKR told Equity Report. “[KKR] …
KKR still interested in TIM’s single network project 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.
