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Arla, DMK milk merger cleared after EU Commission finds no competition concerns

Paramount closes in on WBD notification to EU

EU's Ribera stands by 'core mission' of merger review

Amazon’s UK license bid against InterDigital tested by UPC judges

US industry, experts warn against growing Chinese biotech industry

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade

May 28, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

JD.com’s Ceconomy takeover draws in-depth EU probe over Chinese subsidy concerns
Dozens of one hundred dollar bills are strewn across a surface. A brown, round sound block on the bills has a stack of hundred dollar bills on top of it and a brown gavel rests on top of that stack.

Financial Crime

May 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

Fox executive, sports company's US fraud convictions in FIFA case dismissed

Antitrust, Technology

May 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

TikTok’s growth 'irrelevant' in Meta monopoly suit, FTC tells US appeals court
JD.com’s Ceconomy takeover draws in-depth EU probe over Chinese subsidy concerns
Fox executive, sports company's US fraud convictions in FIFA case dismissed
TikTok’s growth 'irrelevant' in Meta monopoly suit, FTC tells US appeals court

Antitrust View More

Probe of Minaspetro's fuel pricing software should be closed, Brazil CADE says

May 28, 2026

Latin America

MLex summary: Brazil’s competition authority Superintendence has recommended closing its investigation into fuel retailers’ union Minaspetro, finding insufficient evidence of anti-competitive conduct linked to... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa face UK lawsuits from Costco's French operations

May 28, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Mastercard and Visa face UK lawsuits from retailer Costco's operations in France, filed at the High Court in London. The two payment card giants have been subject to a raft of competition lawsuits in recent ye... (more story)

EU opens consultation on branded goods sale restrictions

May 28, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

The European Commission has launched a 12-week public consultation, running until Aug. 20, to map restrictions on cross-border sales of branded goods within the EU. Consumers, retailers, manufacturers and othe... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

CNN files US copyright claims against Perplexity AI

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: CNN filed a US copyright case accusing Perplexity AI of illegally copying its content to train its large language models and generating outputs that are identical or substantially similar to CNN’... (more story)

Ill. governor set to sign AI safety bill with third-party audit rule

May 28, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he will sign an artificial intelligence safety bill that goes further than comparable laws in New York and California, with the endorsement of major industry players OpenAI a... (more story)

EU should build chips, cloud and AI capacity to curb reliance on US, drafts say

May 28, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

The EU should develop stronger domestic alternatives spanning chips, cloud infrastructure, AI models and open-source software to reduce its dependence on foreign technology providers, particularly US hyperscal... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US tour to oppose Paramount, Warners merger planned by film workers, small businesses

May 28, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Entertainment workers, small businesses and lawmakers will convene in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta next month to oppose the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery $110 billion merger. The "Main St... (more story)

Paramount makes no formal 30-film promise, but US DOJ appears satisfied

May 28, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Paramount hasn’t committed in writing to releasing 30 films a year for its proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery, but DOJ officials aren’t seeking an enforceable guarantee for now, MLex has learned... (more story)

Arla-DMK milk cooperative deal wins unconditional EU clearance

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has cleared Danish milk cooperative Arla's merger with German rival DMK, saying the deal raised no competition concerns. It said there was no risk of harm on the market fo... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

23andMe faces California lawsuit over data breach

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against 23andMe accusing it of failing to protect its customers’ sensitive personal information, resulting in a data breach in 2023. Acco... (more story)

Deutsche Telekom, Colt seek changes to 'access' rules in draft EU telecom bill

May 28, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Telecom operators such as Deutsche Telekom and Colt Technology want national regulators to target specific regional or local markets for market “bottlenecks” that harm competition, rather than focusing only on... (more story)

Decision adopted in GDPR fight over Noyb complaints handled in Belgium, EDPB says

May 28, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

The European Data Protection Board has reached a decision in a long-running GDPR dispute over the Belgian privacy regulator's approach to Austrian campaign group Noyb filing cookie banner complaints on behalf ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

‘Hidden’ USPTO patent assignment data clouds IP business deals

May 28, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The discovery of over 1.4 million patent assignment records that were previously not published in US Patent and Trademark Office data highlights the importance of data transparency and reliability for business... (more story)

This week at the UPC: May 22-28

May 28, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

This week, the UPC saw multiple infringement actions, among them a successful bid by tire manufacturer Pirelli against Chinese rival Tianjin Kingtyre Group. The Court of Appeal upheld two decisions, but revoke... (more story)

EasyGroup loses freestanding 'easy' trademark in UK decision

May 28, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

EasyGroup, the parent company for a range of brands including the popular easyJet airline, has seen its trademark for standalone word “easy” invalidated by the UK Intellectual Property Office. The decision lea... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

TD Bank provides update on anti-money laundering compliance program

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In a quarterly earnings statement, TD Bank provided an extensive update on its anti-money laundering compliance program in the wake of a landmark settlement with US authorities over decade-long d... (more story)

Iranian military oil sales networks sanctioned by US

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is taking additional action against Iran’s military oil sales, which is enabling the government’s ability to fund the rebuilding of i... (more story)

Businessman cites judicial abuses of discretion in appeal of US bribery case

May 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Georgia businessman Carl Zaglin cited a litany of judicial decisions during his September 2025 trial as abuses of discretion in an appeal of his conviction and eight-year prison sentence for corruption.

Financial Services View More

Senator Warren presses Bilt Rewards over payment issue concerns

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to credit card rewards program Bilt Rewards Chief Executive Ankur Jain over reports of significant transaction and payments issues.  She also noted that ... (more story)

UK financial sector urges PRA to match EU’s easing on securitization

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's financial sector has called on the Prudential Regulation Authority to respond to the EU's prudential reforms to securitization, so as to avoid “level playing field issues.” In a response... (more story)

EU retail investment deal set for national ambassadors' green light next week

May 28, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

A political deal on the EU retail investment reform reached in December is expected to receive approval from national member states' representatives at a meeting on June 3, MLex has learned, following talks to... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court orders Customs to update refund process for final entries

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton said Customs and Border Protection must update its progress toward implementing refunds for finally liquidated entries paid as now-illegal tari... (more story)

US rubber accelerant producer calls for antidumping duties on Chinese imports

May 28, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Asia, North America

Representatives of US industry called for the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties for Chinese N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide (CBS) before the US International Trade Commission in a pre... (more story)

US, India announce framework critical minerals cooperation agreement

May 28, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced a preliminary framework agreement on critical minerals cooperation between the two nations... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spanish state aid for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs approved by EU

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish plans to provide up to €500 million to farmers facing rising fertilizer costs have been approved by EU state aid regulators. The aid will cover up to 70 percent of the additional fertiliz... (more story)

Tech companies need state-aid rules to better understand their financing, EU states urge

May 28, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

EU countries including Germany, Belgium, Spain and Poland are pushing for an overhaul of state-aid rules they say are unintentionally blocking support for start-ups, tech firms and social enterprises. At a min... (more story)

French state aid for agricultural, aquaculture firms' fuel costs approved by EU

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France's plan to provide €15 million in state aid for agricultural and aquaculture companies facing increased fuel prices as a result of the Middle East crisis has been approved by the European C... (more story)

Energy View More

Sixteen out of 44 companies have confirmed carbon-storage plans, EU says

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sixteen of the 44 companies subject to mandatory carbon capture and storage obligations under the EU Net-Zero Industry Act have confirmed plans to meet their assigned 2030 contribution targets, a... (more story)

Preserve free carbon permits for heavy industry, six EU countries say

May 28, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Six EU countries are calling on the European Commission to halt planned changes to the bloc's Emissions Trading System that would reduce the amount of free carbon allowances available to energy-intensive indus... (more story)

Redirect cohesion funds toward energy crisis relief, EU Commission tells countries

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has urged EU countries and regions to reallocate cohesion policy and Just Transition Fund resources toward energy projects to help industries, businesses and households co... (more story)

Technology View More

AliExpress case signals EU Commission openness to settlements, larger fine risks

May 28, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

AliExpress’s Digital Services Act case is emerging as an early test of how the European Commission plans to enforce the bloc’s platform rules, including whether the regulator can treat sprawling tech groups as... (more story)

Temu fined €200m under digital law in second EU non-compliance decision

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Temu has been fined €200 million under the EU’s Digital Services Act for failing to properly assess systemic risks linked to illegal products sold on its marketplace, marking only the second non-... (more story)

Temu fined €200m under EU Digital Services Act, in only the second sanction (update*)

May 28, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Temu has been fined €200 million under the EU’s Digital Services Act for failing to properly assess systemic risks linked to illegal products sold on its marketplace, marking only the second non-compliance dec... (more story)