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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 »
The EQT-led consortium planning to acquire British animal health company Dechra Pharmaceuticals should file a formal merger notification with the European Commission (EC) within the next few weeks, EU competition lawyers familiar with the deal …
EQT-led consortium expected to submit EC filing for Dechra takeover within coming weeks Read More »
The potential takeover of German chemicals player Covestro by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is expected to be closely scrutinised by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in light of …
ADNOC’s potential bid for Covestro likely to undergo close FDI scrutiny Read More »
The ongoing antitrust probe of Broadcom’s US$69bn takeover of cloud computing company VMware by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) could last longer than expected due to escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and …
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will likely review the revised transaction submitted by Microsoft to obtain antitrust approval for its merger with Activision Blizzard very swiftly and within the 18 October statutory deadline, …
The three non-binding offers for Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem – from a consortium comprising Apollo Global Management and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), J&F Investimentos, and Unipar Carbocloro – are still on the table, …
Unipar’s offer for Braskem would require asset sales, source involved says 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.
