Meanwhile, multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday afternoon that anonymous sources with knowledge of the regulatory process have said that the Justice Department has told AT&T that the telecom giant would need to sell off part of Time Warner's vast media portfolio in order to win antitrust approval for the deal. (fortune.com)
The transaction still needs approval by Oclaro stockholders as well as antitrust approval in China. (seekingalpha.com)
German conglomerate Bayer won EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its $ 62.5 billion buy of U.S. peer Monsanto. (cnbc.com)