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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 16, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Europe, North America

Vetting of Paramount-Warner deal by US states likely to center on buyer power

Antitrust, Technology

April 16, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US state AGs, lawmakers pan DOJ's X post praising Live Nation verdict
Images of the Chinese and US flags superimposed on an electronic screen showing a map and a computer chip.

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Trade

April 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Asia, North America

US House committee urges stricter controls to win AI chip race with China

Antitrust View More

Google’s draft instructions on sharing search data published by EU

April 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published its draft instructions to Alphabet on how the tech giant should share Google search data with rivals under the EU's Digital Markets Act. The instructions out... (more story)

Australia's Eftpos offered routing-linked discounts, court hears in Mastercard trial

April 17, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia’s domestic card network Eftpos offered merchants discounts conditional on routing debit transactions through its network, a court heard, as testimony in an antitrust trial against Mastercard indicate... (more story)

Five Japanese diesel sellers face criminal accusations over price cartel (update*)

April 17, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

The Japanese antitrust watchdog filed a criminal accusation on Friday against five diesel sellers — including East Japan Usami, Eneos Wing and Enex Fleet — for their suspected involvement in a price cartel for... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China unveils draft plan to build high-quality datasets to boost AI development

April 17, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top data regulator has released a draft action plan to build industry-grade, high-quality datasets to support artificial intelligence development, marking Beijing’s latest effort to address a key bottl... (more story)

Nvidia bid to dismiss authors' copyright claims faces skeptical US judge

April 17, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Nvidia’s bid to dismiss direct and contributory copyright infringement claims over using US authors’ works to train its AI models was met with skepticism by US District Judge Jon S. Tigar in Oakland, Californi... (more story)

European consumer protection chief brings digital regulation message to Silicon Valley

April 16, 2026 | Mike Swift

Europe, North America

Michael McGrath, the European Commission’s consumer protection chief, visited Silicon Valley this week with a message: The EU’s planned Digital Fairness Act, set to be proposed by the end of this year, is not ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Nippon Express to acquire Canada's Metro Supply Chain for $1.3bln

April 17, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Nippon Express Holdings said Friday it has agreed to acquire all shares of Metro Supply Chain Group for 1.8 billion Canadian dollars ($1.3 billion) as it seeks to expand its logistics services in... (more story)

Daikin's proposal to acquire Australian air conditioning group to be reviewed

April 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposal to acquire Australian Air Conditioning & Mechanical Services Group, via an asset acquisition from Damday, by Daikin Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Airmaster Corpora... (more story)

Global Infrastructure Management-TCR Group deal to be reviewed in Australia

April 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposal by GIP V Snow Bidco to acquire 100 percent of the issued share capital of Envol Holdings and its subsidiaries including TCR Group is facing a regulatory review in Australia. In a sta... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US judge to approve $56 million settlement in Flo Health privacy case

April 16, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A US federal judge said Thursday he will approve more than $56 million in settlements for women whose intimate health data was secretly shared with tech giants.

US SEC seeks feedback on stock-trades database with aim to protect investors’ privacy

April 16, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

A US Securities and Exchange Commission request for public feedback on its stock-trades warehouse should give the agency a chance to restructure the 2012 database to protect investors’ privacy, Commissioner He... (more story)

Plaintiffs push for US high court review of sex-trafficking case against X Corp.

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs bringing privacy and sex-trafficking claims against X Corp. filed a reply in support of their petition for the US Supreme Court to review their case. The brief says, “This petition is ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan IP court overturns JPO obviousness analysis in see-through screen patent case

April 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s IP High Court overturned a Japan Patent Office decision rejecting Riken Technos’ patent application for a transparent projection-screen coating, saying the office had not shown why a skilled person wou... (more story)

BMW counsel: ‘Complete closure’ needed to drop US patent case against Onesta

April 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Onesta IP must defend the validity of two US patents — and allegations both were misused when they were asserted against BMW in Germany. That potentially high-risk outcome “does not kill” future tests of last ... (more story)

Patents users see EU Commission scrap LNG safe harbor in antitrust tech transfer rules

April 16, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The European Commission has decided not to offer an automatic exemption from antitrust rules to Licensing Negotiation Groups in the final version of its updated guidelines on tech transfer rules published on T... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Glencore wins latest disclosure skirmish in UK court fight

April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Mining company Glencore has won a bid to keep some internal documents out of the hands of investors who are pursuing claims linked to overseas corruption. Glencore is being sued under the UK’s Financial Servic... (more story)

Svenska Handelsbanken has ‘serious deficiencies’ in AML controls, Norway supervisor says

April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Svenska Handelsbanken's Norwegian unit has been found to have “serious deficiencies” in its anti-money laundering controls, the country’s financial regulator said on Thursday. The lender hasn't been fined, but... (more story)

British accountant charged over alleged Russian sanctions breaches

April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A British accountant has been charged with an alleged breach of the UK’s Russian sanctions legislation and a money laundering offense by the National Crime Agency. John Ormerod, 76, became the first UK-based n... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU banking authority seeks new executive director following chair appointment

April 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has opened a selection process to appoint a new executive director following the recent start of its new chair, François‑Louis Michaud. The role oversees day-to-day... (more story)

EU single market plan focuses on regulatory simplification, trade, energy

April 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A new European Commission roadmap for completing the EU single market emphasizes regulatory simplification, internal market legislation, trade, and energy-related initiatives. The document, dated... (more story)

New compromise on EU securitization put forward in European Parliament

April 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New compromise amendments have been proposed by the lead negotiator in the European Parliament, lawmaker Ralf Seekatz, on a revamped EU securitization framework. The compromise, obtained by MLex,... (more story)

Trade View More

China, Vietnam agree to deepen trade, supply-chain cooperation

April 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China and Vietnam said in a joint statement issued Friday that they agreed to strengthen trade and investment ties, including by building more resilient supply chains and promoting cross-border e... (more story)

EU seeks clarity on Vietnam’s trade, sustainable development obligations

April 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has said it will ask for clarification about Vietnam's fulfilment of its trade and sustainable development obligations — as part of the trade deal the EU struck with Vietn... (more story)

China's Q1 trade surge masks uneven balance as geopolitical risks mount

April 17, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China posted stronger-than-expected trade and growth figures for the first quarter of 2026, but rising geopolitical tensions and weakening global demand could test the durability of that momentum in the months... (more story)

State Aid View More

Romanian subsidy for nuclear power plant draws EU probe

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's plan to grant €600 million and other benefits to state-owned Nuclearelectrica National Company, to refurbish the Cernavoda 1 nuclear reactor, has drawn an in-depth EU state aid probe.

Dutch money for coal plant operators isn't state aid, EU Commission says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Compensation by the Dutch government to coal plant operators RWE Eemshaven Holding and Uniper Benelux for profit losses caused by a cap on CO2 emissions doesn't amount to state aid, the European ... (more story)

Swedish state aid for sustainable biofuels in transport gets EU approval

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has secured European Commission clearance to extend its program to increase the use of sustainable biofuels in the transport sector until the end of December 2032. The €1.3 billion measure... (more story)

Energy View More

EU sets certification rules in bid to boost carbon removal industry investment

April 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Carbon removal, carbon capture, and carbon market industries face new EU certification rules covering technologies such as direct air capture, bioenergy with carbon capture, and biochar. The plan... (more story)

China pledges energy-transition push amid Middle East oil disruptions

April 17, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China is accelerating its shift away from fossil fuels with plans to significantly boost non-fossil energy supply by 2030, a top economic planning official said Friday, underscoring Beijing's push for energy s... (more story)

Tax oil companies’ windfall profits as energy crisis boosts earnings, NGOs urge EU

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European NGOs have urged the European Commission to propose a renewed EU-wide windfall tax on oil companies, building on the bloc’s previous solidarity contribution, according to a joint letter p... (more story)

Technology View More

Platforms need more than inference tools to detect under-13s, UK watchdogs say

April 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms using age inference to remove accounts that look likely to belong to under-13s is not enough under the UK regulatory framework, the privacy and online safety watchdogs told a conference. The I... (more story)

European Commission unveils new tech-transfer antitrust rules

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published a new version of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, with its accompanying guidelines. The text provides clarity for tech-transfer arrangemen... (more story)

EU’s data protection rule revamp would clarify use of pseudonymized data

April 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

A revamp of the EU’s data protection rules would clarify how companies should tackle the complex use of pseudonymized data under a compromise text to be debated by European legislators, according to a document... (more story)