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Sherwin-Williams acquisition of BASF’s Suvinil cleared in Brazil September 01, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Sherwin-Williams $1.15 billion acquisition of BASF’s paint brand Suvinil has been approved by Brazil’s competition watchdog.

Bolt backs Danish decision to probe Uber’s Dantaxi acquisition September 01, 2025 | Jean Comte

Mobility company Bolt has told MLex that it welcomes the Danish antitrust authority's decision to use its call-in power to probe Uber's acquisition of Dantaxi. Bolt, which entered the Danish taxi market this y... (more story)

Greencore sees clock start on initial UK review of Bakkavor deal September 01, 2025 | Jon Menon

The initial probe of Greencore Group's planned 1.2 billion-pound buyout of convenience-food business peer Bakkavor Group is formally starting, the UK antitrust regulator said. Greencore in May said that it was... (more story)

Luxembourg brewer continues EU court fight over M&A review September 01, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Luxembourg brewer Brasserie Nationale is asking the EU's top court to rule whether enforcers in its home country correctly sent an M&A transaction for review by the European Commission. In July, the company lo... (more story)

Globo’s Eletromidia subsidiary acquires Clear Channel’s Brazilian operations August 29, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority has cleared the acquisition of Clear Channel’s out-of-home (OOH) media operations in Brazil by Publibanca, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eletromidia, which is itself controlled by... (more story)

Telefônica seeks Brazilian antitrust approval for full control of Fibrasil August 29, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Telefônica Brasil has filed for Brazilian regulatory approval to acquire full control of Fibrasil Infraestrutura e Fibra Ótica SA, a wholesale fiber network operator jointly owned by Telefônica and the Canadia... (more story)

Slater promises action against 'problematic tactics' to circumvent DOJ August 29, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Tactics to circumvent the antitrust legal process and hamper investigations by the US Department of Justice will be dealt with using the full range of penalties, and antitrust enforcers won't hesitate to bring... (more story)

Merger of Japanese home-improvement retailers DCM, Encho approved conditionally August 29, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s leading home improvement retailer, DCM Holdings, received approval today to acquire its regional rival, Encho, which is based in central Japan. The deal was approved on the condition that DCM divests o... (more story)

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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern gain path to merger with ouster of US STB Democrat September 02, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern moved a step closer to sealing their $85 billion merger after President Trump dismissed Robert Primus, a Democratic member of the Surface Transportation Board who had opposed... (more story)

Can oversight of EU media-merger plurality test ensure it’s applied predictably? September 01, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Media mergers in the EU are now exposed to a media plurality test that goes beyond competition law to assess influence on public opinion, editorial independence and financial sustainability. The European Commi... (more story)

Unite confident about Empiric student dorms deal ahead of likely UK merger probe September 01, 2025 | Jon Menon

An acquisition by the UK’s largest student lodgings provider of a smaller rival looks likely to be studied by the country’s antitrust regulator. Unite Group, which already owns around a quarter of all student ... (more story)

Europe’s regulators act tough on companies holding minority stakes August 29, 2025 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

The conditions imposed on the takeover of Just Eat Takeaway.com by Dutch technology investment group Prosus confirm a message that has sounded loudly in recent months: Europe's competition authorities are skep... (more story)

EchoStar-AT&T deal leads US regulators to weigh priorities in use of spectrum August 27, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Ilana Kowarski

EchoStar’s sale of $23 billion in spectrum to AT&T could satisfy concerns about maximizing opportunities for providing wireless service, but it also raises questions about consolidation among the Big Three ser... (more story)

Disney-NFL deal faces regulatory, political risk in US August 26, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Wesley Brown

Disney’s agreement with the National Football League — which grants the NFL a 10 percent stake in ESPN in exchange for NFL Network and other media assets — is likely to draw antitrust scrutiny because of Disne... (more story)

Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal could be start of US rail merger wave August 26, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern would be the biggest railroad merger ever and has become the subject of great analysis and public debate. But to the regulators reviewing th... (more story)

New EU media merger test at risk of uneven national implementation August 25, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

The EU has introduced new rules to safeguard media freedom and independence, including a powerful media-plurality test. However, initial steps to implement the rules in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany ... (more story)