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Paramount Skydance clears EU antitrust hurdle for $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery deal on UIP divestiture
EU clears Paramount Skydance's $110B WBD bid on UIP exit, but California TRO and $7M-a-day ticking fee from Sep 30 now decide whether the deal closes.
Can Portela’s once-quarterly dosing unlock the next phase of Zoetis’ feline pain franchise?
Zoetis launches Portela in Canada and Europe, offering cats three months of osteoarthritis pain relief while testing veterinary uptake.
Santorini gets a long-term West Africa campaign, giving Saipem one less idle-rig concern
Saipem has secured a long-term offshore drilling campaign for the Santorini drillship in Côte d’Ivoire. The award strengthens fleet visibility, but margins, mobilisation and execution will determine its full financial value.
Mitie Group backs £3.1bn OCS cash acquisition as record pipeline raises the valuation question
OCS Group International’s 221.6p-per-share proposal offers Mitie Group shareholders immediate value, but the combination faces regulatory, integration and workforce tests before completion.
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) shares approach $210 offer as EU clearance nears for $55bn buyout
European regulators are expected to approve the Saudi PIF-led acquisition of Electronic Arts without conditions, tightening the deal spread while leaving US national-security approval as the most important remaining risk.
Saipem and Subsea7 merger faces likely EU antitrust probe as July 22 deadline nears
Saipem and Subsea7 face a likely EU antitrust probe as vessel concentration threatens Saipem7’s €300 million synergy case and second-half 2026 closing.
Baker Hughes cleared its biggest regulatory hurdle, but the Chart deal comes with strings
Baker Hughes won EU clearance for its $13.6 billion Chart deal, but divestitures, ten-year LNG safeguards and new debt still define the execution test.
Albania police use tear gas as Kushner-linked resort protests widen into anti-graft revolt
A Kushner-linked resort sparked Albania’s Flamingo Revolution. Tear gas outside parliament shows the dispute has become a wider political crisis.
Alphabet (GOOGL) loses final appeal, must pay €4.1bn EU Android antitrust fine
Google loses its final EU appeal and must pay the full €4.1 billion Android antitrust fine after an eight-year legal fight.
Norsk Hydro (NHY) revives Slovalco capacity under long-term Slovak power agreement
Norsk Hydro’s partial restart of the Slovalco aluminium smelter will restore strategically important European capacity, but the project’s dependence on power contracts, carbon-cost compensation and European Commission approval shows why regional industrial recovery remains fragile.