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Showing posts with label takeovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label takeovers. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Government regulator blocks Fox takeover of Sky.

A timely intervention by the government regulator. Fox's proposed takeover of Sky is not in the public interest on grounds of media plurality, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said.

Click here to read the article.

Useful when discussing effectiveness of government regulation. Again, think about who the winners and losers are in the case, both in short and long run.

Monday, 27 June 2016

Unit 3: Why many mergers/takeovers fail!

Many mergers and takeovers between businesses fail to achieve the expected revenue and cost gains for shareholders. This short revision video looks at some of the key reasons.