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UK Competition Authority Provisionally Clears Tesco-Booker Merger

The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has provisionally cleared wholesaler Booker’s proposed merger with...

Rainforest Alliance And UTZ Announce Merger

Sustainability groups Rainforest Alliance UTZ are to merge to create a new organisation which aims to establish a single agriculture sustainability standar...

US Retailer SuperValu Has A Value Disconnect a Buyer Can Exploit: Gadfly

You've heard it before: Mergers often trigger a domino effect. And with U.S. grocery chains poised for further consolidation, their suppliers should consid...

Unilever Rejects Kraft Heinz' Merger Offer

Kraft Heinz Co. said it made an approach to Unilever about combining the consumer-goods companies, a deal that would bring together brands including Dove s...

SABMiller Deal Pits Big Money Against Minority Investors: Gadfly

The attempted takeover of SABMiller is a defining moment in the treatment of minority shareholders. If Anheuser-Busch InBev succeeds with its $104 billion...

AB InBev-SABMiller Deal Advances With China, Investor Support

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s takeover of SABMiller Plc moved closer to completion as China’s Ministry of Commerce conditionally approved the 78.5-...

Ahold, Delhaize Merger Set To Be Completed This Saturday

Ahold and Delhaize has announced that their much-anticipated merger is set to be completed this Saturday, 23 July, approximately 13 months after the deal w...