mergers

CFIUS Fines T-Mobile $60 Million, Alleging Failure to Protect Data
CFIUS Fines T-Mobile $60 Million, Alleging Failure to Protect Data
August 15, 2024  |  Regulation

Telecommunications company T-Mobile was fined $60 million by a U.S. regulator that said the company failed to prevent and report unauthorized access to sensitive data....

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Saks Reportedly Misses Hundreds of Thousands in Vendor Payments 
Saks Reportedly Misses Hundreds of Thousands in Vendor Payments 
August 05, 2024  |  Retail

Amid a merger worth $2.6 billion, Saks reportedly owes vendors hundreds of thousands. The luxury retailer, which last month announced it was merging with Neiman Marcus, has missed payments to dozens of...

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Crypto Company Fold Set to Go Public in SPAC Merger
Crypto Company Fold Set to Go Public in SPAC Merger
July 24, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Fold, which describes itself as a “bitcoin financial services company” is set to go public. The company plans to list on Nasdaq after merging with...

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Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
Congresswoman Waters Urges Regulators to Reject Capital One-Discover Merger
July 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) reiterated her opposition to the proposed Capital One–Discover merger. Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), testified...

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Saks eCommerce Chief: Amazon Can Boost Success of Neiman Merger
Saks eCommerce Chief: Amazon Can Boost Success of Neiman Merger
July 05, 2024  |  Retail

When Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus merge, Amazon’s tech will help them thrive. That’s according to Marc Metrick, CEO of Saks’ online operations, speaking to Bloomberg News Thursday (July 4). This was one...

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FDIC’s Resolution Rule Spotlights Specter of Large Bank Failures and Megamergers
FDIC’s Resolution Rule Spotlights Specter of Large Bank Failures and Megamergers
June 21, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Last year marked a seismic shift in financial services — as five bank failures tested the ways and means at the disposal of government and...

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UK Antitrust Regulator Won’t Investigate Microsoft-Mistral AI Partnership
UK Antitrust Regulator Won’t Investigate Microsoft-Mistral AI Partnership
May 17, 2024  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not investigate Microsoft’s partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI. “The CMA has decided that...

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BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé: Europe’s Regulations Limit Bank Mergers
BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé: Europe’s Regulations Limit Bank Mergers
May 14, 2024  |  Banking

BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé reportedly expressed skepticism about the potential for a revival of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in European banking. Speaking Tuesday...

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CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
April 24, 2024  |  Credit Cards

America’s leading consumer finance watchdog is skeptical about giant mergers between credit card companies. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra expressed these worries in a Wednesday...

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