Honeywell

Honeywell International plans to spin off its quantum computing business and merge it with a software firm to form a new company that is likely to trade publicly, reported Bloomberg. Honeywell will own a 54% stake of the venture after combining the business with Cambridge Quantum Computing, a London-based specialized software firm that will own […]

Honeywell International agreed to pay US$1.3 billion for Sparta Systems, an industrial software provider that specializes in life sciences, in what would be the largest acquisition since CEO Darius Adamczyk took the helm in 2017, reported Bloomberg. The all-cash transaction is expected to close in the first quarter, Honeywell said in a statement Tuesday, December […]

Honeywell International was targeted by an antitrust complaint from Arkema SA, which alleges the US company prevents fair competition for the only car-coolant chemical that currently meets new European Union standards on greenhouse-gas emissions. Arkema filed the complaint with the EU’s antitrust authority seeking a “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory license to Honeywell’s patents” for 1234yf, […]

Jan Peter van der Veer, Mar 14, 2011 In recent years, there has been a trend towards a more systematic use of detailed empirical analysis in the assessment of merger cases by the European Commission. This trend owes its roots to the Court of First Instance’s judgments in the Airtours/First Choice, Tetra Laval/Sidel, and General […]