Mergers and Acquisitions

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan defended the FTC's crackdown on mergers and acquisitions, arguing that her agency has to protect competition in the marketplace.

Intel has gone from the world's most valuable chipmaker to the target of a takeover bid, after a series of missteps in recent years has left the company in a vulnerable position.

Seven & i on Friday declined the preliminary proposal that Alimentation Couche-Tard made last month to acquire the Japanese corporate parent of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain.

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are pushing back on reports their merger would undermine U.S. national security amid reports the Biden-Harris administration is preparing to block the deal.

U.S. Steel's CEO is warning that the failure of its planned sale to Nippon Steel would lead to the closure of steel mills that would be modernized if the deal proceeds.

Vice President Harris said she opposes the proposed merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, aligning her views with President Biden and her electoral rival, former President Trump.

The FTC lawsuit to block the Albertsons-Kroger merger went to trial on Monday, with the agency arguing the deal undermines competition and the companies saying it will help consumers.

Vice President Kamala Harris is yet to weigh in on the proposed merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel even as President Biden and former President Trump have expressed opposition.

Alimentation Couche-Tard is looking to acquire another major convenience store player — Seven & i, the parent company of the 7-Eleven chain.

The move to acquire Kellanova will help Mars lean further into the snacking category as it seeks to "double Mars Snacking in the next decade," the company said.

Among the options Vista is reviewing before the next shareholder meeting is to re-engage in talks with MNC in hopes of landing a larger proposal from the venture capital group.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential Democrat running mate for Vice President Harris, expressed his opposition to Nippon Steel's bid to buy U.S. Steel in remarks on Tuesday.

Two billionaire backers of Vice President Harris and Democratic candidates called for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be replaced over what they see as Khan's anti-business attitude.

Kroger and Albertsons announced that the two companies agreed to temporarily pause their $25 billion merger as a lawsuit filed by Colorado challenging their merger goes to trial.

Vista was set to approve the sale of its ammunition company to CSG after the Committee on Foreign Investment approved the deal on June 25. Now the support for the sale is up in the air.

Nippon Steel announced that it hired former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to advise the firm on its planned acquisition of U.S. Steel, which faces political and regulatory scrutiny.

Kroger and Albertsons, who are looking to merge, have identified the 579 locations across the country that they intend to offload from their combined grocery store count.