mergers

TSYS And Global Payments: The Details Of The $21B Deal
TSYS And Global Payments: The Details Of The $21B Deal
May 28, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

For Total System Services (TSYS) and Global Payments, it’s official. To that end, the companies said they would enter into a merger valued about $21.5...

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Global Payments And TSYS In Deal Talks
Global Payments And TSYS In Deal Talks
May 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Payments companies Global Payments and Total System Services have reportedly held deal talks, ushering in what could amount to the third huge merger for the...

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UK Watchdog Blocks Asda And Sainsbury’s Merger
UK Watchdog Blocks Asda And Sainsbury’s Merger
April 25, 2019  |  Retail

With concerns that a merger between Asda and Sainsbury’s would raise prices for shoppers, the arrangement has been blocked by the competition watchdog in the...

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The Uncharted Territory Of M&A Cyber Risks
The Uncharted Territory Of M&A Cyber Risks
February 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continues to accelerate as 2019 progresses, both in terms of volume and value of M&A deals. Deloitte research found 79...

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FTC Takes Fresh Aim At Big Tech — And Its Previous Mergers
FTC Takes Fresh Aim At Big Tech — And Its Previous Mergers
February 27, 2019  |  Regulation

It’s a process that stands not only as a familiar feature of U.S. history, but a part of global economic development stretching back centuries: First...

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Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
February 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Banks are finding it easier to merge since Donald Trump took office, and since federal regulators have revised policies to make the approval process faster...

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PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Antitrust Watchdog
PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Antitrust Watchdog
November 27, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The U.K. antitrust watchdog is looking into PayPal‘s acquisition of European startup iZettle, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In May, PayPal announced it was...

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Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
October 08, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft, the software giant, is expected to win antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, the coding website. Reuters, citing two people familiar with...

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MYOB Targeted For $1.2B Acquisition
MYOB Targeted For $1.2B Acquisition
October 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Shares in Australia-based small business cloud accounting software company MYOB jumped as much as 20 percent Monday (Oct. 8) following reports it is considering a...

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