Nasdaq, Intercontinental Exchange Continue Legislative, Regulatory Push That Would Boost Listing Revenues by Easing Regulatory Path for IPOs; Clayton May Begin Changes by 4Q
Nasdaq, Intercontinental Exchange (parent of NYSE) would benefit from legislative or regulatory proposals to reduce regulatory proposals to reduce…
Mnuchin, Top Hill Republicans Meeting in Days on CFIUS Reform, Harbinger of Increased Deal Risk
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Banking Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and House Financial…
Sinclair, Nexstar May Have Upper Hand in Filling In Microsoft’s White Space
Realistically, Microsoft’s much-touted White Space proposal can’t be enacted before 2020, giving a competing use for the spectrum for the…
Moneygram/Ant Likely Faces Added Scrutiny as House Subcommittee Schedules Hearing on Terrorist Use of Remittances and Money Transmitters
Ant’s new filing seeking CFIUS approval of its bid for Moneygram could be considered against increasingly hostile backdrop as the House…
Event Driven Webinar: Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
The Event Driven team of reporters and analysts hosted a webinar on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. EDT to discuss the Committee on…
Intel, Google, HP, Verizon, Others Gain Support of FCC Commissioner, Lawmakers in Bid for Prime Spectrum in Use by Beasley, Fox, Intelsat; Possibility of Compensation Raised
A new coalition led by Intel and made up of Apple, AT&T, Broadcom, Cisco, Comsearch, Ericsson, Google, Hewlett Packard, Nokia, Samsung, T-Mobile…
Energy Week in Review, Look Ahead: Trump Touts US Energy Abroad, But Soft Oil, Gas Supply/Demand Balances Overwhelm Policy Implications
Congress is out for its Independence Day recess and many executive branch agencies appear to take their lead from Congress, but energy and equity…
In Mylan v. Celgene Antitrust Suit, Summary Judgment Opinion Expected Any Time; No Trial Date Set
A ruling on Celgene’s motion to dispose of Mylan’s antitrust lawsuit over Thalomid and Revlimid without a trial is due any time. No trial date has…
Event Driven TMT Reporter Lydia Beyoud Moderates Panel for AT&T’s Policy Forum
On June 27th, AT&T’s Policy Forum hosted the symposium: Next Generation Networks: The Advent of Open Operating Systems. As part of their…
Starz, Lionsgate Likely Raised Concerns With Time Warner-AT&T Deal With GOP Senator Now Calling for DOJ to Scrutinize Deal; Other Companies Voicing Concerns
Starz and parent Lionsgate are believed to have approached Sen. Susan Collins’ (R-ME) office to discuss competition concerns related to the $85B…
Fred’s Poison Pill Likely Designed for Worst Case RAD/WBA Result; No Indication FTC Will Clear Deal Uncovered
Fred’s today said it adopted a short-term shareholder rights plan, a move widely interpreted as a safeguard in the event that it loses its opportunity…
Event Driven TMT Reporter Lydia Beyoud on C-SPAN’s program “The Communicators” with Representative Marsha Blackburn
Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Event Driven telecom, media and technology reporter Lydia Beyoud discuss the recent vote by the FCC…
Reorg Research Opens Washington, D.C., Office to Spearhead New Event Driven Product
Event Driven team to provide insights on market-moving developments to equity investors, lawyers, traders and other professionals…