Office supply distributors Staples Inc. and Essendant Inc. have agreed to a settlement as part of the companies’ proposed $482.7 million merger in order to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that the deal may have harmed competition in the market for office supply products sold to small- and mid-sized businesses. Staples, which is owned by […]
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FTC Approves Amendments to Divestiture Order in LafargeHolcim Ltd. Merger
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application from LaFargeHolcim, Ltd to amend several agreements that were part of a 2015 FTC order settling charges that the $25 billion merger of Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge S.A. would likely harm competition in the United States. Under the order, the Commission required […]
FTC Requests Public Comment on Application from LafargeHolcim Ltd. to Amend Several Agreements that Were Part of 2015 Divestiture Ordered by the Agency
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by LafargeHolcim Ltd. to amend the terms of several agreements that were part of a 2015 FTC order settling charges that the $25 billion merger of Holcim and Lafarge would likely harm competition in the United States. Under the order, the Commission required […]
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition In 14 U.S. Markets for Cement
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the $25 billion merger of cement manufacturers Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge S.A. would likely harm competition in 12 markets for portland cement, and two markets for slag cement. The merger will create the world’s largest cement manufacturer. Under […]
FTC Requires Cement Manufacturers Holcim and Lafarge to Divest Assets as a Condition of Merger
Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge S.A. have agreed to divest plants, terminals, and a quarry to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $25 billion merger creating the world’s largest cement manufacturer would likely harm competition in the United States. According to a complaint filed by the FTC, the merger of Holcim, a Swiss company, […]
Ardagh Group SA Settles FTC Litigation Charging That Acquisition of Rival Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. Would be Anticompetitive
Ardagh Group SA has agreed to sell six of its nine glass container manufacturing plants in the United States to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $1.7 billion proposed acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. would likely harm competition in the markets for glass containers used to package beer and spirits. “The remedy we achieved […]
FTC Approves Polypore International’s Application to Sell Microporous to Seven Mile Capital Partners; Sale Will Unwind Illegal 2008 Acquisition
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade has approved an application by Polypore International, Inc. for approval to divest all stock and assets related to Microporous, which it acquired in February 2008, to Seven Mile Capital Partners. The divestiture is required by a Commission final decision and order that found the acquisition anticompetitive and […]
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Polypore International’s Application to Sell Microporous to Seven Mile Capital Partners; Sale Would Unwind Illegal 2008 Acquisition
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by Polypore International, Inc. for approval to divest all stock and assets related to Microporous, which it acquired in February 2008, to Seven Mile Capital Partners (Seven Mile). The divestiture is required by a Commission final decision and order that found the acquisition anticompetitive […]
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that General Electric’s Acquisition of Avio Aviation’s Business Would be Anticompetitive in Market for Airbus’s A320neo Aircraft Engines
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that General Electric Company’s acquisition of the aviation business of Italy’s Avio S.p.A would be anticompetitive. The FTC’s complaint alleges that GE’s acquisition of Avio would substantially lessen competition, giving GE the ability and incentive to disrupt the design and […]
FTC Challenges Ardagh Group, S.A.’s Proposed Acquisition of Rival Glass-Container Manufacturer Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission challenged Ardagh Group, S.A.’s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., alleging that it will reduce competition and result in the two firms – the merged firm and its only remaining significant competitor, Owens-Illinois – controlling in excess of 75 percent of the U.S. markets for glass containers for beer […]