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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 17, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Merger of Henkel, A-Paint blocked by US judge
South Korea flag and chart of falling US dollar.

Antitrust, Trade

August 14, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Chris May

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

US Republicans pile pressure on S. Korea as trade escalation fears mount

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 13, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Charter-Cox deal cleared by Calif. utility panel, to close next week

Antitrust View More

Apple's app tracking changes don't fix antitrust harm, say German associations

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple's settlement with Germany's competition authority over its App Tracking Transparency Framework doesn't go far enough to resolve the competition concerns enforcers identified, associations r... (more story)

JAL, ANA schedule coordination hints at competition shift in Japan's aviation sector

August 18, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japan Airlines and ANA are likely to start coordinating some domestic flight schedules later this year, after an expert panel under Japan’s transport ministry said in May that the domestic aviation network sho... (more story)

Beijing survey zeroes in on platform-pricing coordination, retaliation risks

August 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

On-platform merchants in Beijing are being surveyed by the city's market regulator about competition risks, including whether platforms have facilitated pricing or promotional-information exchanges among merch... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK universities need stronger exam regulation to keep pace with AI, group says

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK universities should face stricter exam regulation as existing rules are failing to keep pace with generative AI, think tank Policy Exchange said in a report. Universities’ widespread use of un... (more story)

Japan unveils draft generative-AI code on IP protection, transparency

August 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Cabinet Office on Tuesday unveiled a draft principles code for generative artificial intelligence developers and providers following a public consultation. The non-binding code, discussed... (more story)

China to step up AI push across technology, manufacturing, industry official says

August 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China will intensify efforts to develop core artificial-intelligence technologies and deploy them across manufacturing, a senior official said Tuesday, while strengthening the broader industry ecosystem and sa... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

OceanaGold proposes to acquire in Ausgold in $551m deal

August 18, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Canada-headquartered OceanaGold on Monday notified the Australian Securities Exchange that it has agreed to fully acquire Perth-based Ausgold through a court-approved scheme of arrangement, valui... (more story)

Vets Central-Hills Veterinary Centre deal referred to Phase 2 review in Australia

August 18, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A proposal by VC Operations, part of Vets Central group, to acquire the business assets of Hills Veterinary Centre from Australian veterinarian Jonathan Julian Carruthers requires an in-depth Pha... (more story)

UPM-Sappi joint venture among deals unconditionally cleared in China Aug. 3-9

August 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A graphic-paper joint venture between South African paper company Sappi and Finnish rival UPM-Kymmene; Japan’s Itochu Corporation’s acquisition of a 35 percent stake in Star Blueseas Holding; and... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU’s cookie-banner overhaul stalls amid competing interests

August 18, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The EU's latest attempt to reduce cookie banners has stalled as lawmakers struggle to balance consumers' demands for fewer consent requests, publishers' reliance on advertising revenue, and privacy advocates' ... (more story)

Meta files witness list for US states' addictive design and privacy trial

August 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has filed its planned witness list for the high-takes social media and child privacy trial brought by 29 states that starts Tuesday in Oakland, California. Among the 20 hours of fa... (more story)

204 digital platforms submit child-safety risk assessments in Indonesia

August 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Some 204 digital platforms have submitted mandatory self-assessments of their risk profiles to the Indonesian government under the country's online child-protection regime, the Communications and... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China aligns administrative SEP enforcement on FRAND, testing speed, consistency

August 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has closed a key gap in its standard essential patent regime by requiring administrative authorities to consider fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing conduct before ordering an implementer to... (more story)

Australia set to require data centers to power local AI development

August 18, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia plans to use its data-center investment boom to build greater AI sovereignty by requiring hyperscalers to provide compute access to local start-ups, researchers and other organizations on favorable t... (more story)

Delhi court fixes India's mental-act patent problem — but should judges write the rules?

August 18, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's patent system finally has a test for deciding when an invention is merely a mental act, after the Delhi High Court stepped in where the patent office hadn't. The seven-step framework could curb arbitra... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Beauforce manager who 'repeatedly lied' banned from UK directorships

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A senior manager at debt management firm Beauforce Corporation is disqualified from acting as a UK company director for a decade, the High Court in London has ruled. The Financial Conduct Authori... (more story)

Smartmatic co-founder files new bid to dismiss US case under statute of limitations

August 17, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Smartmatic co-founder Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez filed a new motion to dismiss US corruption charges against him, citing the statute of limitations.

Smartmatic co-founder cites statute of limitations in new bid to dismiss US case

August 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

The alleged conduct involved in a US corruption case against Smartmatic co-founder Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez purportedly took place a decade ago, he said Monday in new motion to dismiss the charges on st... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin sale

August 17, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Department of the Treasury became the latest federal agency to propose rules implementing the 2025 GENIUS Act creating a regulatory framework for stablecoin cryptocurrency. The Treasury proposal Monday ... (more story)

TD Bank must face some claims from ex-employees in US wrongful termination suit

August 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge denied part of TD Bank's motion to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit from five former employees who said they were targeted because of their ethnicity and national origin, and tha... (more story)

OppFi acquisition of BNC National Bank should be blocked, US Senator Warren says

August 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, urging them to block Opportunity Fin... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court partially remands forced labor ruling under UFLPA

August 17, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade partially remanded an intergovernmental agency panel that declined to remove a US car battery importer from an entity list under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. 

Thai producer appeals trade court ruling on steel pipes

August 17, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Thai producer Saha Thai Steel Pipe Company Limited has filed an appeal at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to contest the Court of International Trade's July ruling that upheld the... (more story)

South Korean producer contests US Commerce passenger tires order

August 17, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: South Korean producer Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd filed a complaint at the US Court of International Trade to challenge the Commerce Department's July review of an antidumping order on pas... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU countries gain fiscal leeway for clean-energy investments through 2028

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries can exempt additional spending on nuclear power, electricity grids, hydrogen, renewables and other energy-security measures from normal spending constraints through 2028 under new gu... (more story)

Georgia lawmaker calls for ‘playbook’ to manage data center boom

August 17, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

State and local lawmakers need a clear framework for managing the rapid growth of AI-driven data centers, including rules for what developers should pay and what communities and regulators should demand, state... (more story)

Australian state announces AI framework for data-center investment

August 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The New South Wales government on Monday announced a new policy framework for data-center investment that requires projects seeking streamlined approvals to meet energy, water, community and infr... (more story)

Technology View More

Alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme mastermind to appear in US court

August 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: After allegedly perpetrating a $165 million Ponzi scheme, fleeing to Fiji and being deported back to the United States, Edward Zimbardi will appear in federal court to face wire fraud and money l... (more story)

Block on French social media ban exposes risk for EU states with similar ideas

August 17, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Lawmakers across Europe are on notice in the wake of a ruling by France's highest constitutional authority that blanket social media bans for minors may be found to conflict with protections for freedom of exp... (more story)

Temu companies appealing €200m EU fine

August 17, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Temu companies PDD Holdings and Whaleco Technology have appealed against the European Commission's €200 million fine for failing to properly assess systemic risks linked to illegal products sold through the on... (more story)