The Latest Breaking News from Mergers

John Cleary, who took a policy of forced council amalgamations to the 1998 Tasmanian election and received fierce local outcry, urges the Liberal Party to push ahead and help local government enter "the 21st century".

A report on the future of Tasmania's 29 councils says amalgamation is necessary for local government to survive but it needs to be mandated.

Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb says it’s not ‘accurate’ to claim the government’s policies were making Australia uncompetitive

The consumer watchdog says it needs bolstered powers to stop takeovers that allow firms to dominate markets with scant competition.

Two battling quasars powered by supermassive black holes are lighting the center of merging galaxies seen during "cosmic noon" in the early universe.

The telecom industry in Southeast Asia is experiencing a dynamic transformation following the merger of the region’s leading telecom operators. This consolidation is designed to improve the competitiveness and capabilities of the telecom operators by leveraging their resources to gain efficiency while building customer value.

Fromer FTC chair and law professor Timothy J. Muris critiques the FTC's new enforcement approach for breaking with precedent.

The value of mergers and acquisitions with UK involvement fell by 60%

National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is negotiating with more than five companies to form joint ventures, mergers or acquire assets under a plan to further develop new businesses, notably those related to future energy.

Some schools could see places cut while others may more than double in size

Astronomers have discovered several fascinating features in galaxy cluster Abell 1213 such as a central galaxy with a 1.66 million light-year-long radio "tail" and remains of galactic mergers.