Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report Index-Summary

UNIONS

See generally COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– Airlines, Lufthansa acquisition of British Midland approved by EC, 496
– Antitrust

– – Concert promoters, Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, antitrust concerns raised, 188; OFT refers to Competition Comm., 573
– – NBTY Europe/Julian Graves grocery store merger, Office of Fair Trading refers completed acquisition to Competition Comm., 288

– Banking

– – Bank of England to buy private sector assets, 82
– – Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group to receive additional government contributions, 1061

– Bankruptcy, Castle Holding 4 Ltd. files for Ch. 15 protection in U.S. during English proceeding (S.D.N.Y.), 375
– Change in control, first fine imposed for failure to notify regulators, 880
– Electricity

– – Centrica purchase of stake in British Energy clears OFT, 779
– – Electricite de France acquisition of British Energy cleared by EU antitrust regulators, 13

– Insider trading, Fin. Serv. Auth. secures first criminal conviction, 336
– Merger policy

– – Failing firm defense policy statement revised, 38
– – Review process, OFT and CC reach agreement on respective roles, 177; joint merger draft guidelines unveiled, 453; OFT jurisdiction and procedure guidance published, 657; Am. Bar Assn. offers advise, 780

– Pharmaceutical companies, Thiakis acquired by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, 17
– Reorganizations, pension plan underfunding regs. to be relaxed, 934
– Stamp duty tax on companies raising capital outside UK unlawful (EU Ct. Jus.), 960

UTILITIES

– Electricity

See ELECTRICITY

– EU merger approvals

See EU MERGER APPROVAL