07:16 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- KKR (KKR) and Stonepeak Partners have received approval from the European Commission to jointly acquire control of UK-based Assura, the regulator said Wednesday. The Commission said that the transaction does not raise competition concerns because the joint venture has minimal activity within the European Economic Area and the combined market presence of the...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

07:20 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- AST SpaceMobile ( ASTS ) said Wednesday it has formed a strategic partnership with Vodafone Idea to extend mobile coverage to unconnected regions of India using space-based cellular technology. The partnership will integrate Vodafone Idea's telecom network with AST SpaceMobile's ( ASTS ) satellite system. Under the agreement, AST SpaceMobile ( ASTS )...

07:15 AM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Xerox's (XRX) acquisition of Lexmark International was approved by the European Commission, the regulator said Wednesday. The commission said the merger would not raise competition concerns in the printer market because there are sufficient alternative suppliers in the markets where the two companies' activities overlap. ...