Is the Halliburton Buyout of Baker Hughes in Trouble?

Is the Halliburton/Baker Hughes wedding in trouble? Last time we checked in (in September) both companies were holding garage sales to dump business units to comply with regulators' concerns over anti-competitiveness (see Halliburton/Baker Hughes Hold a Pre-Merger Garage Sale). Halliburton is attempting to buy Baker Hughes in a deal worth $34.6 billion (see Shotgun Wedding: Halliburton Forces Baker Hughes to Sell). The shotgun wedding was supposed to happen by the end of this year, then got pushed into early next year. Halliburton has experienced a series of "headaches" with their proposed buyout of Baker Hughes. Now the headaches are, according to one source, turning into a migraine. Yesterday the country of Brazil lodged complaints and concerns over the proposed merger. Brazil's opposition alone would not be enough to sink the deal--but Brazil's opposition combined with opposition coming from other sources just may be enough...

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