Brazil’s competition authority cleared, without restrictions, White Martins’ acquisition of all shares in Locmed Hospitalar and LCM Comércio e Serviços Hospitalates, finding tha...(read more)
The decision by eight state attorney generals to sue to stop the Nexstar-Tegna merger — bypassing the federal government — marks a pivotal moment in the deterioration of the rel...(read more)
American Water Works’ acquisition of Essential Utilities will probably draw scrutiny from federal antitrust enforcers over monopsony concerns, though it is the state public util...(read more)
Grupo HP’s proposed acquisition of four bus operators in Campo Grande will undergo further review by Brazil’s competition authority after its Tribunal endorsed a request to investigate potentially relevant omissions from t...(read more)
Huntsman and Olin have filed for EU approval of their plans to merge to create a US-based chemicals company with combined annual revenue of roughly $12.5 billion, with the European Commission due to decide on the deal by D...(read more)
UniCredit should receive all approvals needed for its Commerzbank takeover "by late November," boss Andrea Orcel has told investors. The Italian bank's chief executive suggested that the deal, currently under European Comm...(read more)
Foreign investors in strategic EU industries would face stricter ownership and employment conditions under draft European Parliament compromise amendments seen by MLex. The text would require covered investments to meet al...(read more)
CD&R and McKesson’s proposed acquisition of Option Care Health has an initial US antitrust waiting period set to expire on Dec. 3, with state healthcare notifications also submitted in Indiana, Massachusetts and Washington...(read more)
MMG and Anglo American are due to meet EU merger officials on Tuesday to discuss whether the Sino-Australian miner can move ahead with its acquisition of a nickel business in Brazil, MLex has learned.
China has adopted its first dedicated law on prosecutor-led public-interest litigation, strengthening the legal basis for antitrust public-interest lawsuits. Approved by the Standing Committee of the National People's Cong...(read more)
Coles Supermarkets Australia has told the Australian Competition Tribunal that the country’s antitrust watchdog risks overriding consumer choice by blocking a new supermarket in Western Australia’s Kalgoorlie, because it c...(read more)
Allegations that Union Pacific Railroad intimidated shippers threaten to derail its proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern before US regulators fully assess its merits, potentially leaving the rail industry without a def...(read more)
The EU go-ahead for JD.com's acquisition of Ceconomy shows that Chinese companies can gain EU subsidy approval for their European deals. But the ecommerce platform, which is listed internationally, had to give broad conces...(read more)
LetterOne is set to ask the UK Supreme Court whether it is entitled to compensation after being forced to sell broadband provider Upp on national security grounds. The landmark appeal at the UK's top court by the investmen...(read more)
DoorDash’s proposed $17 billion acquisition of Instacart is likely to draw an in-depth investigation from US federal and state antitrust regulators as the merger carries the potential to eliminate a growing competitor and ...(read more)
State attorneys general say they prefer federal antitrust agencies take the lead in resolving illegal corporate mergers, but promise to take matters into their own hands when the federal government shirks its obligation. T...(read more)
Can Sino-Australian miner MMG persuade the EU merger regulator that it will keep a promise to supply ferronickel to European steelmakers once it has bought a key mine in Brazil? That will likely depend on how watertight it...(read more)
Europe’s system for reviewing M&A activity is built on “mutual trust,” and “any circumstance” to undermine it endangers the entire architecture, the EU enforcer has said. By turning up the heat on KKR and Kingspan over “mi...(read more)
The "Project Bromo" space-exploration joint venture by Airbus, Thales and Leonardo, intended to rival SpaceX, has the political winds behind it and can hope for approval after a phase I review, subject to a major remedy pa...(read more)
Santa Clara, California-bases Marvell Technology has agreed to acquire San Jose, California-based Lumentum in an all-stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of $115 billion. The companies said the merger brings ...(read more)
Delivery company DoorDash intends to acquire rival Instacart for roughly $17 billion.To add details to this portfolio regarding legal or economic representatives, please contact editors@mlex.com
MiMedx Group has agreed to acquire Sanara MedTech in a cash and stock transaction with a total enterprise value of about $350 million. Both companies are traded on the Nasdaq.To add details to this portfolio regarding lega...(read more)