U.K. questions for Live Nation, Ticketmaster

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 9, 2009 at 7:30 am

British competition regulators have issued a preliminary ruling against the proposed merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster, saying the deal would limit the ability of a third concert ticket business player to compete. The two companies said they’ll gladly answer any questions, but made clear they are in a changed industry that is at a “decisive crossroad.”

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HCA Georgia legal challenge falls short

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on April 2, 2009 at 11:11 pm

A Palmyra Medical Center, an HCA hospital in Albany, Ga., has seen a putative antitrust lawsuit against its larger competitor dismissed. A federal judge called part of the hospital’s allegations “highly speculative.”

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