MOFCOM Reiterates Tough Stance Over US Trade Row, Says ‘Not Ruling Out Any Option’
China’s Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM, reiterated its tough rhetoric over its trade conflicts with the U.S., in contrast to market talks that trade…
TWX/T: DOJ Expert Shapiro Says ‘Consumers Will Be Hurt’ by Merger; Companies Challenge Methodology
Yesterday, April 11, the DOJ’s primary economic witness, Professor Carl Shapiro, testified about his conclusion that the merger will cause harm to…
MON/BAYN: Parties Working Out Consent Decrees as Observers Project Closing Within Weeks
DOJ staff and attorneys for the companies have begun working out the written wording of consent decrees to remedy antitrust concerns with their…
DVMT/VMW: VMW Minority Shareholders Have a Stronger Hand Than Holders of Dell’s Tracking Stock
The minority shareholders of VMware will likely see greater legal protections than the holders of Dell’s tracking stock…
TWX/T: Turner Executive Calls DOJ’s Claims ‘Unrealistic,’ DOJ Witness Describes Study Predicting Harm of Turner Blackout
Today, April 3, the DOJ called witnesses Richard Warren, Turner’s President of Content Distribution, and Stefan Bewley…
NXPI/QCOM: China’s Top Internet Regulator Meets With Qualcomm CEO
Xu Lin, chief of China’s top internet regulator, met with Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf on Monday, March 26…
China Appoints SAIC Chief as Leader of New Market Regulator
China has appointed the current State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC) chief Zhang Mao as the leader of its new market regulator…
TWX/T: Dish’s Sling TV President Claims ‘Severe Bleeding’ Due to Subscribers Lost From Merger
Today, March 26, Warren Schlichting, Group President of Dish’s Sling TV, testified for the DOJ on the fourth day of the trial…
MON/BAYN: Nunhems Sale Viewed Well at DOJ; Agency Could Look At Microbials Space
The DOJ appears to have a positive view of Bayer’s offer to sell its Nunhems business…
NXPI/QCOM: MOFCOM Review On Track After Trump’s Broadcom Decision
MOFCOM’s review of the NXP Semiconductors/Qualcomm transaction remains underway despite reports it had reached the ministerial levels but…
Event Driven Deputy Managing Editor & Senior Legal Analyst Katrina Pape Quoted in The Financial Times
Pape said that the class action brought against Genworth could foreshadow similar lawsuits against GE…
Event Driven Webinar Series: Antitrust Risk & Market Impact of the AET/CVS Merger
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, the Event Driven team and industry experts discussed the antitrust risk and market impact of the Aetna/CVS merger.…
Event Driven Webinar Series: The EU Looks to Institute Its Own CFIUS Regime
Access a recording of the panel discussion with industry experts Andrew Lowenthal, Damien Levie, Nicolas Veron and Nova Daly…
Event Driven TMT Reporter Lydia Beyoud Participates in the Reporter Roundtable on C-SPAN’s “The Communicators”
Lydia Beyoud and other industry reporters talk about top issues facing the Federal Communications Commission, Congress and communications…
Event Driven Financial Services Analyst Andrew Lowenthal Quoted in MarketWatch
The Department of Education ended an information sharing agreement with the CFPB putting borrowers at risk, advocates say…
Event Driven TMT Reporter Lydia Beyoud Interviews FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly on C-SPAN’s “The Communicators”
Lydia Beyoud discusses tech/telecom with Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly on “The Communicators” on C-SPAN…
Event Driven Webinar Series: 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…
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…
Event Driven TMT Reporter Lydia Beyoud interviews Representative Marsha Blackburn on C-SPAN’s “The Communicators”
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…