A securities filing by Activision Blizzard shows that the company is cooperating with federal investigations into trading by friends of its CEO shortly before its disclosure of its sale to Microsoft Corp. In an amended proxy filing with the SEC, Activision… Read More ›
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US federal court summon ZTE for violating probation in visa fraud
On Monday, a U.S. federal court in Texas has summoned lawyers for ZTE Corp for a hearing whether the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker violated probation in connection with an alleged conspiracy to commit visa fraud. The company is on probation in… Read More ›
European Commission takes closer look at Microsoft’s $16 billion acquisition bid for Nuance Communications Inc
The European Commission is taking a closer look into Microsoft Corp’s $16 billion acquisition of transcription technology company Nuance Communications Inc and has asked customers and competitors to draw up a list of concerns. The outreach is the most extensive scrutiny by… Read More ›
Bigger mergers will attract higher fees after this proposed bill becomes law
In a significant development, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill that aims to increase the fees that companies would have to pay government antitrust agencies in case of large mergers. As a result, these government agencies will also have… Read More ›
Biden Administration backs oil drilling project in Alaska
The Joe Biden Administration has defended a proposal by ConocoPhillips for developing oil fields in Alaska, backing the drilling project which was approved under the Trump Administration. “A Wednesday filing by the U.S. Department of Justice continues to defend a… Read More ›
DOJ begins investigation into Archegos Capital Management’s collapse
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun an investigation on the collapse of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management, which cost large global banks more than $10 billion in losses. To this end, federal prosecutors in Manhattan have sent requests for… Read More ›
Karen Seymour, Goldman Sachs top lawyer leaves bank, second departure from Goldman’s management committee this week
According to a report from Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, Karen Seymour, Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s general counsel is leaving the bank. Karen Seymour, Goldman’s top lawyer, played a pivotal role in negotiations the bank’s settlement… Read More ›
Biden Administration weighs odd of creating White House antitrust coordinator
According to two sources familiar with the internal deliberations, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden Administration is weighing the odds of creating a White House position focused “on competition policy and issues relating to antitrust”. One of the sources has cautioned that… Read More ›
Gilead Science settles DoJ probe over U.S. kickbacks for Medicare patients with $97M
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice stated, Gilead Sciences Inc has agreed to settle allegations that it improperly used the Caring Voice Coalition as a conduit to cover thousands of patients’ co-payment obligations and has agreed to pay… Read More ›
Swiss private bank Julius Baer negotiating multi-millions fines with DoJ
On Wednesday, in a statement Swiss private Julius Baer said, it is in advanced negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged money laundering and corruption involving FIFA; the development is likely to lead to a double-digit million U.S…. Read More ›