United States of America v. Sabre Corporation et al

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Case Number:

1:19-cv-01548

Court:

Delaware

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Leonard P. Stark

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  1. April 15, 2020

    Sabre Won't Promise Notice Before Closing Farelogix Merger

    The U.S. Department of Justice indicated Tuesday it may seek an injunction temporarily blocking Sabre's $360 million purchase of Farelogix because the airline booking service companies, already successful against a U.S. merger challenge, won't commit to giving advance notice to closing the deal if they beat a U.K. challenge.

  2. April 09, 2020

    UK, DOJ Pursue Bids To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger

    British competition authorities and the U.S. Department of Justice are moving forward with separate challenges to the $360 million proposed merger of airline booking service companies Sabre Corp. and Farelogix Inc.

  3. April 08, 2020

    DOJ Loses Bid To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger

    Pointing to “simply unpersuasive” testimony by a key government expert, a federal judge in Delaware has rejected the Justice Department’s Clayton Act suit to block a $360 million merger of airline booking service companies Sabre Corp. and Farelogix Inc.

  4. February 06, 2020

    DOJ Seeks Flexible Court Take On Threat From Sabre Merger

    A U.S. Justice Department attorney argued for a flexible court view Thursday on which markets are threatened by a $360 million merger of booking services giant Sabre Corp. and Farelogix Inc., at the close of an eight-day trial in Delaware seeking a permanent injunction barring the move.

  5. February 04, 2020

    Sabre, DOJ Duel Over Industry Support For Farelogix Merger

    Airline booking service giant Sabre Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice resorted to a video deposition dogfight in a Delaware federal courtroom Tuesday that painted opposite portraits of Farelogix Inc. in the government's effort to block Sabre's $360 million acquisition of the company on antitrust grounds.

  6. February 03, 2020

    DOJ Presses Sabre On Talk Of Buying Farelogix 'To Kill It'

    A U.S. Justice Department attorney pressed a Sabre Corp. officer Monday on a major client's inquiry about whether the travel booking service giant was buying Farelogix Inc. "to kill it" as a federal antitrust trial moved toward closing.

  7. January 30, 2020

    DOJ Hammers On Sabre-Farelogix Merger Risk In Del. Trial

    A U.S. Department of Justice expert witness warned of harm to airlines and consumers Thursday if travel technology giant Sabre Corp. moves ahead with a proposed $360 million acquisition of industry innovator Farelogix Inc., midway through a nine-day antitrust trial in Delaware.

  8. January 27, 2020

    United Exec Brands Sabre-Farelogix Deal Antitrust 'Nightmare'

    A United Airlines executive testified Monday that he viewed global booking agent Sabre Corp.'s acquisition of potential competitor Farelogix Inc. as "the stuff of nightmares" during the first day of a planned nine-day federal antitrust trial in Delaware.

  9. January 24, 2020

    Stage Set For DOJ Antitrust Bout Over Sabre's Farelogix Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to highlight anti-competitive comments by airline booking service giant Sabre Corp.'s own employees Monday as a nine-day antitrust dogfight opens in Delaware over Sabre's planned $360 million purchase of competitor Farelogix Inc. branded by authorities as an attempt to eradicate a rival.

  10. September 10, 2019

    Sabre Hits Back At DOJ Challenge To $360M Farelogix Merger

    Sabre Corp. struck back on Tuesday against an attempt by the U.S. Department of Justice to block its planned $360 million acquisition of airline booking company Farelogix Inc., saying the government's case is "riddled with errors."

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