Legal & Regulatory

Omnicom and Publicis $31.5B merger, pushed to mid-2014

The scheduled $35.1 bilion tie-up of both advertising giants Omnicom and Publicis, would be pushed to mid-2014 as the latest date, as announced by both Chief Executives on Thursday.


Telefonica open to Merger, Acquisition and Network sharing deals in Mexico

Spanish telecom group, Telefonica, announced on Thursday that it was open to talks about mergers, acquisitions and deals to share its networks in Mexico in order to streamline its operations.

European emissions rules help lift Johnson Matthey profit

Catalyst maker Johnson Matthey beat its own expectations with a 13-percent rise in profit, lifted by tighter European rules on emissions due to come into force in January.

Billionaire backer confident Aereo Inc can get 35% share of U.S.

Billionaire and IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller said Aereo Inc may get as much as 35% of US households to use its service once it overcomes the lawsuits filed against it by broadcasters.


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Prior to meeting with UK's Members of the Parliament regarding claims that Royal Mail's shares in its initial public offering were undervalued, UBS issued a note to investors saying that they need to divest their shares in the postal service.
Sources told Bloomberg that the planned stock sale of India's top two mobile phone operator had postponed its original target completion this month, and was pushing for a stock sale next year.
Taiwan-based Largan Precision Co has taken Samsung Electronics Co to court for patent infringement regarding its camera lens. The South Korean company allegedly used the Largan's patented lens its Galaxy Note and S series smartphones.
Desert Hot Springs on Tuesday announced that it would run out of money in March due to higher-than-expected salary and pension costs. It said that it could join other California cities that filed for bankruptcy last year.
JPMorgan Chase & Co finalized a USD13-billion settlement with the US Justice Department to end a long legal fight over the bank's risky mortgage practices that helped pull down the country's economy.
Xiao Gang, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said the new reforms planned by the government on public share sales will increase the role of free market forces.
As the value of the Bitcoin reached a landmark USD700 valuation, The US Senate committee held a hearing with experts, lobbyists and federal regulators to discuss about the potential threats, risks and benefits of virtual currency.
A request by the central bank of India to be given exemption from the provisions in Section 54 of the Competition Act, which seeks to regulate bank mergers within a certain period, India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs rejected such request.