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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

February 24, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Slater’s DOJ exit clouds US merger enforcement trajectory
Yellow, pink and red cables draped over a circuit board

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

February 24, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US House committee hears pitch for off-grid AI data centers
Scott Bessent

Financial Crime, Intellectual Property

February 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Nick Robertson

North America

Russian exploit trader sanctioned by US in first use of IP theft measures

Antitrust View More

ByteDance’s lawyer sees request for DMA documents rejected by EU judges

February 25, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Bill Batchelor, a lawyer for ByteDance, saw the EU General Court on Wednesday reject his request to access European Commission documents related to the designation of his client as a “gatekeeper” under the EU ... (more story)

Apple’s commitments to UK antitrust regulator are 'weak', campaign group says

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple’s proposed commitments to the UK antitrust regulator to give app developers access to key iPhone Operating System features to build products and services “are so weak they are essentially m... (more story)

Celanese reports 11 cartel damages claims since 2025

February 25, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Ethylene purchaser Celanese has told investors it has been the target of 11 new cartel damages claims since the start of 2025, and that it expects further lawsuits following an EU antitrust sanction. In additi... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Agentic AI a future problem, says UK data protection commissioner

February 25, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

Agentic AI is a future concern for the UK data protection authority according to its head, following the Dutch watchdog's recent warning not to use tools such as OpenClaw as reports of privacy issues from its ... (more story)

Anthropic accuses Chinese AI startups of illicit distillation

February 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

US artificial-intelligence company Anthropic has accused three Chinese AI startups of improperly distilling its Claude models, alleging the practice could erode its competitive advantage and raise national-sec... (more story)

Vietnam’s central bank to establish rules on AI application in banking activities

February 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The State Bank of Vietnam has released a draft circular to regulate the application of artificial intelligence in the banking sector. The draft sets out requirements to ensure safety, manage risk... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

An Sibin Irish Pub's acquisition by Australian Venue Co. Holdings triggers review

February 25, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposal by AVC Operations, a subsidiary of Australian Venue Co. Holdings, to acquire 100 percent of the business and assets of Ash Promotions, trading as An Sibin Irish Pub, under an asset s... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE reviewing Arco Educação’s proposed buy of edtech Edify

February 24, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazil’s competition watchdog has been analyzing Arco Educação’s planned buyout of edtech firm Edify in a deal that would involve the buyer’s further expansion into private bilingual schooling, with an exclusi... (more story)

Warner Bros. Discovery board says revised Paramount bid could top Netflix offer

February 24, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Paramount's latest bid for Warner Bros. "could reasonably be expected to lead to" a superior proposal as defined in WBD's deal with Netflix, according to the Warner Bros. Discovery board of direc... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Reddit’s £14.5m fine precedes online safety law, UK privacy watchdog says

February 25, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Reddit’s £14.5 million UK privacy fine stems from failings that predate the Online Safety Act, the country’s data protection regulator has said. Information Commissioner John Edwards said the company breached ... (more story)

China bolsters personal-data protections in draft social assistance law

February 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s draft Social Assistance Law, submitted Wednesday to the top legislator for a second reading, would further strengthen protections for privacy and personal information, according to state ... (more story)

Coupang admits 200,000 Taiwan-based accounts affected by recent data incident

February 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Some 200,000 Taiwan-based Coupang accounts were affected by a data incident disclosed in November, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The affected information included users’ names, em... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

George Orwell trademark fight escalates to EU General Court

February 25, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The estate of the canonical author's late wife has appealed to the EU General Court after EUIPO refused “George Orwell” as a trademark for books and cultural services, ruling the name describes content rather ... (more story)

Messerle tray patent upheld at UPC; Sabert avoids infringement

February 25, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The Unified Patent Court upheld Austrian packaging manufacturer Messerle’s cardboard tray patent, but dismissed its infringement claim against Sabert’s Tray2Go products. Judges in the Vienna division rejected ... (more story)

Chinese court boosts damages in novel-to-escape-room copyright dispute

February 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has raised damages in a case involving the unauthorized adaptation of a horror novel into an escape-room venue, signaling a willingness to push statutory awards higher when actual losses and in... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Harlequin fraudster Ames ordered to pay £283k from multi-million pounds UK fraud

February 25, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Convicted fraudster David Ames has been ordered to pay back just £283,000 from a £336 million fraud that saw him jailed for 12 years after thousands of investors were left out of pocket. In a ruling at a Londo... (more story)

Goliath Ventures chief charged in US with running Ponzi scheme

February 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Christopher Alexander Delgado, president and chief executive of Goliath Ventures, was arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly running the ... (more story)

Federal prosecutors in NY launch corporate criminal cooperation program

February 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Jay Clayton, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the office's new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program for illegal activity involving fraud and... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Revised clearing thresholds proposed by EU financial markets watchdog

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority has published draft technical rules, setting revised clearing thresholds under EU law. The proposals retain five threshold categories, clarify how po... (more story)

Revised suitability rules for EU bank, investment firm managers open for feedback

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Updated rules to assess the suitability of senior managers and key function holders at banks and investment firms have been opened for consultation by the European Banking Authority and the Europ... (more story)

US Fed aims to codify 2025 'debanking' policy dovetailing with Trump charges

February 24, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve proposed codifying its 2025 policy that bars reputational risk from being part of bank examinations — a proposal that dovetails with President Trump’s allegations that he was discriminat... (more story)

Trade View More

EU Parliament, countries agree on selection process for customs authority

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament and EU member states have agreed on a joint procedure to select the seat of the future EU Customs Authority, giving both institutions equal voting rights. Under the proces... (more story)

China’s Mofcom to assess US tariff changes, may revise countermeasures

February 25, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China said it is monitoring and will assess recent US tariff changes and will in due course decide whether to revise countermeasures targeting Washington’s original fentanyl-related and “reciproc... (more story)

Quartz manufacturers argue for stronger US trade barriers on imports

February 24, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

US quartz surface product manufacturers argued in favor of increased domestic safeguards Tuesday at a Section 201 hearing by the US International Trade Commission, saying they were materially injured by the qu... (more story)

State Aid View More

Revised EU state aid general block exemption guidance now open for feedback

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The granting of operating aid for renewable energy on a larger scale will become possible, and rules on aid for airports will become more flexible, under proposed changes to the EU's State Aid Ge... (more story)

EU lawmaker calls for 'independent European Competition Authority'

February 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament could call for an "independent European Competition Authority" separate from the European Commission — the EU's executive branch — to ensure that there is "no political in... (more story)

Greek aid for clean technologies wins EU approval

February 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies in Greece will be eligible for direct grants and tax advantages under a €400 million plan that has won European Commission state aid approval. The measure will back strategic investment... (more story)

Energy View More

EU energy package presentation postponed to May 19, Commission diary shows

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Presentation of the EU's energy package, which includes measures to strengthen energy security, an electrification plan, and a heating and cooling strategy, has been postponed to May 19, the Euro... (more story)

South Korea council adopts final action plan to foster AI-led transformation

February 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy on Wednesday adopted the final version of a three-year policy roadmap aimed at fostering the development and adopti... (more story)

EU measures to simplify sustainability reporting, due diligence agreed

February 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A package of measures to simplify sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies by raising the thresholds for which they apply has been approved by EU ministers and will b... (more story)

Technology View More

Focus on enforcing existing digital rules, Irish regulator tells EU authorities

February 25, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

European regulators should focus on building their capacities to enforce existing digital rules rather than crafting new ones, a key enforcer for the EU's Digital Services Act said on Wednesday. The comment by... (more story)

YouTube VP defends design at Calif. addiction trial; youth ad-revenue study probed

February 25, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

YouTube’s recommendation engine is designed to limit endless scrolling, its vice president of engineering told jurors Tuesday in a California state trial over youth social media addiction. Meta’s counsel also ... (more story)

New Mexico jury hears about child sexual exploitation on Meta Platforms

February 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

While Meta Platforms reported an overwhelming number of tips to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, it was simultaneously allowing groomers to access children on its platform, a jury in New M... (more story)