Posts tagged Mergers & Acquisitions
Open Markets Institute Statement on OR, WA Preliminary Injunctions against Kroger-Albertsons Takeover

In response to a federal judge in Oregon granting the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Kroger’s takeover of Albertsons and a state judge siding with the Washington Attorney General’s suit to block the deal, the Open Market Institute's Food Systems Program Manager Claire Kelloway issued a statement.

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OMI Issues Comment on California-Google Deal That Replaces AB 886 (California Journalism Preservation Act)

Open Markets Institute and the Center for Journalism and Liberty released a statement on the partnership announced between Google and California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide financial support to California news publishers and to launch an “AI Accelerator."

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Judge Says Open Markets Amicus Brief Could “Aid the Court” in FuboTV Antimonopoly Trial

The Open Markets Institute and its partners filed an amicus brief in the case of FuboTV versus a joint streaming venture between major TV broadcasters including Disney, Warner Brothers, Fox and Discovery, urging the courts to block the new venture that would dominate 80% of live sports content and is slated to begin this fall.

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Project Syndicate - The Global Benefits of Reining in Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s Power

Senior reporter Karina Montoya and senior legal analyst Daniel Hanley co-authored a piece amplifying the DOJ’s landmark case against Live Nation and Ticket Master as a turning point of American antitrust regulators turning a blind eye to coercion by market-dominant firms.

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Open Markets’ Claire Kelloway Applauds USDA’s Improved Protections for Farmers Under the Packers & Stockyards Act

Open Markets Food Program Manager Claire Kelloway released a statement on release of The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule for improvements to Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement against discrimination, retaliation and deception in the meatpacking industry.

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