Mergers and moves: The Tipline for 16 June 2017

16 June 2017

Happy Friday! Coinciding with our look at companies’ exploration of deals that they have wanted to do but didn’t think a Democratic administration would allow, the Department of Justice yesterday cleared Dow/DuPont based on remedies already agreed in another jurisdiction.

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