10:28 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- KKR (KKR) has received European Commission approval to acquire sole control of Sweden-based Intressenter Holding, or Karo Healthcare under the EU Merger Regulation, the commission said Wednesday. The acquisition, primarily involving the consumer healthcare industry, was reviewed under a simplified merger procedure by the commission, which found no competition concerns due to the...

10:28 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Banco Santander's (SAN) proposed acquisition of UK-based bank TSB has received approval from Banco Sabadell shareholders, Sabadell said Wednesday. Sabadell said it expects the sale of TSB to fetch a final price of about 2.88 billion British pounds ($3.83 billion), comprising a sale price of 2.65 billion pounds set as of March 31...

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,...

10:29 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Choice Hotels International ( CHH ) said Wednesday that it has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Choice Hotels Canada from long-time joint venture partner InnVest Hotels. The move fully consolidates Choice Hotels International's ( CHH ) investment in the Canadian market and marks a shift from a master franchising model to a...