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Asia Deal Digest: April 5, 2012
* Clifford Chance lands not one, but two billion-dollar Chinese share sales * WongPartnership helps a U.S. agribusiness group crop its outstanding debt * Clayton Utz advises as an Aussie bank prepares its balance sheet for growthCritics Say Smithfield Merger Would Unfairly Fatten Pork Producer
Smithfield Foods Inc.'s effort to digest a rival pork producer has become a food fight, as a coalition of consumer and farming organizations are begging the Department of Justice to scrutinize the deal for antitrust concerns amidst fears for family farms. Smithfield, the nation's largest pork producer, agreed to pay some $810 million for Premium Standard Farms, the nation's second-largest pork producer. Capitol Hill legislators have already announced a desire to hold hearings on the deal.Critics Say Smithfield Merger Would Unfairly Fatten Pork Producer
Smithfield Foods Inc.'s effort to digest a rival pork producer has become a food fight, as a coalition of consumer and farming organizations are begging the Department of Justice to scrutinize the deal for antitrust concerns amidst fears for family farms. Smithfield, the nation's largest pork producer, agreed to pay some $810 million for Premium Standard Farms, the nation's second-largest pork producer. Capitol Hill legislators have already announced a desire to hold hearings on the deal.Firm Says Intel Rigged Panel On Standards
Intel Corp. is in the antitrust hot seat once again. Three months after negotiating an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission over antitrust charges, the chip maker is accused of wielding improper influence on a standards setting body to block a would-be competitor, MultiVideo Labs Inc. But antitrust lawyers and scholars say the suit could be a tough one to prove.Reno: Antitrust Laws Apply to All
Attorney General Janet Reno vowed Thursday to scrutinize all mergers, including those involving the most powerful companies in the country. In her first antitrust policy speech since taking office more than seven years ago, Reno said no company, regardless of clout, is exempt from antitrust enforcement. As proof, she cited challenges to the mergers of WorldCom and MCI, and AT & T Corp. and MediaOne.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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