Sentence examples for takeover competition from inspiring English sources

But while public opinion is unlikely to obstruct a takeover, competition hurdles could scupper the deal in its current incarnation.

First, the pretence was that Murdoch was afforded a private meeting with the prime minister so she could be briefed on the takeover competition for Times Newspapers.

BSkyB holds 11.2% of shares in Manchester United, now Britain's most successful team, but was blocked from a full takeover by competition watchdogs.In one of the biggest product-liability awards ever, an American jury ordered General Motors to pay $4.9 billion for having failed to modify a faulty fuel-tank design that caused an explosion injuring six people in 1979.

The European Commission has already ruled there is no reason to oppose the takeover on competition grounds.

The business secretary could have said that the proposed takeover raised competition concerns which the European Commission should rule on but not concerns about media "plurality" - whether the takeover limits the number of media voices.

Their lightning-fast growth may usher in a new round of foreign partnerships, overseas takeovers and competition for resources and talent.

Takeovers, departures, competition – Happy Eater: boo! – sneers, disdain, the LCs have seen it all, including the almost ultimate indignity, in 2004, when there was a proposal to do something unmentionable to the famous logo, Fat Charlie: they wanted him to slim down, become more healthy, more relevant.

Antitrust authorities had raised concerns that the takeover would reduce competition in a number of commodity sectors.

Mandelson said the takeover would "damage competition and disadvantage punters" by leaving Ladbrokes and William Hill as dominant players.

The government asserted that the proposed takeover would "reduce competition, raise fares and harm consumers" on airline routes across the country.

Lawyers representing E.ON's rivals, which say the takeover would stifle competition, said they would press ahead with their case regardless of the new hearing.