Antimonopoly regulator of EU approved the agreement of 16.2 billion euro merger with French group for the production of luxury goods LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) and transnational jewelry company Tiffany. This was reported by Reuters.
According to the information, the merger agreement was approved without additional conditions for the companies.
Earlier, Tiffany reported that the lawsuit had been filed in a Delaware state court against the French concern LVMH due to the delay in the last stage of the merger process, in which it stated that LVMH postponed the submission of the documentation to the antitrust authorities. The company attributed this to the French government’s desire to persuade the United States to impose additional duties on the number of French goods, including luxury items.
Revenue of French LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton for the first three quarters of this year fell by 21% year on year and amounted to 30.348 billion euros, according to the company’s report. The strongest decline in revenue in this period was recorded in the section “selective retail trade” and “watches and jewelry” – […]
Holding LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (LVMH) reported that on Monday, September 28, filed a counterclaim against Tiffany in a Delaware court over a failed merger agreement between the two companies. The French holding and the American jewelry house agreed to merge in November 2019. The parties signed the agreement under which LVMH had to pay […]
The multinational jewelry company Tiffany has filed a lawsuit in the court of the state of Delaware (USA) against the French luxury goods manufacturer LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) for delaying the latest merger process. This was announced on Wednesday by the press service of the jewelry company. According to press service, LVMH group intentionally […]
The position of the richest man in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reached $ 199.7 billion, which is a record for a businessman. This was reported on Wednesday by Forbes magazine. The publication noted that during the trading of Amazon shares on Tuesday, the state of Bezos even exceeded the mark of $ 200 […]
The world’s largest producer of alcohol, the British Diageo has initiated arbitration proceedings with the French luxury goods manufacturer LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SA due to non-payment of dividends in the amount of 181 million euros in 2019. Diageo owns 34% in the joint venture with LVMH for the production of alcoholic beverages […]
Shares of PayPal, increased up to 70.7% since the beginning of the year, continued to rise after the announcement of the financial results of the 2nd quarter which ended on June 30. This is not surprising given the growth of digital payments against the background of the global pandemic COVID-19. “The world has moved into […]
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The global tourism industry could lose 120 million jobs due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. This was stated in a video message by UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres. According to him, tourism has become one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic, and no country has been unaffected by the sharp decline in international […]
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Sergey Kasyanov gave a controlling stake in the agricultural holding KSG Agro Swiss to the OLBIS company. Previously, CD Investments SA company owned the64.62% shares of the company. ICD Investments SA Holding Company (Switzerland) has transferred 64.62% stake of the agro-industrial company KSG Agro (Dnipropetrivsk region) to the OLBIS. This is stated in the message […]
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According to Resolution №269 of March 29, wheat, sunflower oil, detergents, newsprint, cardboard, craft paper and craft cardboard, toilet paper, cosmetic wipes, hand towels, tablecloths and napkins were added to the list. The list also includes boxes, boxes, bags, packages, rope made of other alloy steels, drilling tools, and other carts and running balancing carts, […]
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Technical failure occurred on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, due to which the trading was suspended. This is stated in the statement by Japan Exchange Group, which owns the exchange. “Trading of all shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has been suspended due to the failures related to the delivery of the market information, ” – […]
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Shares of Pfizer and BioNTech fell 1.74% and 2% (respectively) on Thursday amid news that companies will deliver half of their planned number of vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020. On November 20, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applied to the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) for permission to use their vaccine in an […]
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Recently the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has approved the imminent agreement to acquire a network of medical centers “Medisvit” by the private clinic “Medikap”. Transaction amount and details were not disclosed at the moment. The “Medical Center” Medikap” company is a private medical facility in Odessa, which had an income of $ 65, 596 […]
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The Italian Antimonopoly Service has fined the American corporation Google more than 102 million euros for abusing its dominant position in the market. “The Italian Antimonopoly Service has fined Alphabet Inc., Google LLC and Google Italy S.r.l. more than 100 million euros (102,084,433.91) for violating Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the […]
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December 7, 2015 in Kiev in Radisson Blu Hotel passed a regular consultation meeting Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). OSAC is an advisory body on security of US citizens and businesses abroad. It operates under the auspices of the US State Department. OSAC activities abroad aimed at cooperation in the security business. The composition of […]
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Foxconn, which manufactures electronic equipment, announced that it intends to invest $ 4,65 billion in the construction of a new factory in Guyame, China, the purpose of which is to create new modern LCD screens. Legally, the new venture will own the Century Technology Fund and Guyam city in China. Percentagewise the fund receive 76% […]
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The Ukrainian insurance company TAS Group, belonging to Sergey Tigipko,has absorbed the Netherlands private joint-stock company Aegon Life Ukraine which management made the decision to abandon the Ukrainian market. For shareholders of Aegon Life Ukraine 2015, it has ended with the net loss in the amount of 3,6 million hryvnias. Total receivables of insurers from […]
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The State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine expects to announce the second tender for sale of “Odessa Port Plant” in late summer – early autumn. This was stated by Igor Bilous, head of the State Property Fund at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday. “We expect to start the second round at the end of […]
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The net loss of the Japanese automaker Nissan Motor in the first half of 2020-2021 fiscal year amounted to 330 billion yen ($ 3.1 billion) against a profit of 65.4 billion yen (about $ 620 million) a year earlier, follows from the financial statements of the company. The loss per share was 84.33 yen ($ […]
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Kyiv intends to build the airfield for unmanned aerial vehicles in five years. This was stated by the head of the All-Ukrainian Federation of Drone Owners Taras Troiak, said in the message from the National League of Transport Business on the Facebook. “We have the Quadroport project that we want to implement in Kyiv. It […]
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The US stock market came out in the plus on Monday, сontinuing to rise in the previous two sessions, while the S & P 500 and Nasdaq updated a high record due to the investor`s optimism about the prospects of treatment of coronavirus infection COVID-19. The news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
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By 2024, more than 300 branches of Privatbank will be closed; more than six thousand employees will be fired. Such measures are spelled out in the financial institution’s development strategy approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. It is noted that the bank should leave 1250 branches (according to data for 2020, 1688 of them), and […]
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