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Mexico’s Cofece will be as independent as possible, senior official says July 01, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Victor Meyer, general director of cartel investigations at Mexico's competition authority, discussed how the reformed agency will operate in the coming weeks, highlighting institutional changes, increased powe... (more story)

Trump, CBS in ‘advanced’ settlement discussions, US court filing says July 01, 2025 | Wesley Brown

US President Donald Trump and Paramount subsidiary CBS are engaged in “good faith, advanced, settlement negotiations,” according to a court filing. Trump and his legal team filed a motion for a temporary stay ... (more story)

Fortune Brands motion for clarification in contract dispute with Assa Abloy denied July 01, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

A federal judge has denied a motion from Fortune Brands Innovations, the buyer of divested assets in the Assa Abloy-Spectrum Brands settlement in 2023 with the US Department of Justice, seeking judicial clarif... (more story)

Aviva wins UK approval to buy rival Direct Line July 01, 2025 | Jon Menon

Aviva’s 3.7 billion-pound acquisition of rival Direct Line Insurance Group has formally gained UK antitrust approval after an initial probe by the regulator, with the deal expected to complete this week. Aviva... (more story)

Korean Air-Asiana merger faces new test over fare compliance in South Korea July 01, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are once again under a regulatory spotlight, as South Korea’s competition regulator prepares to determine whether Asiana’s recent airfare adjustments amount to a breach of the be... (more story)

Australia's final merger rules clarify threshold calculations, review fees July 01, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

As Australia's new merger-control system comes into effect today on a voluntary basis, the government has finalized the regulations underpinning the new regime, providing clarity on notification-threshold calc... (more story)

US Supreme Court won't review American Airlines-JetBlue alliance ruling June 30, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The US Supreme Court today rejected a request from American Airlines to review a lower court ruling that invalidated its joint venture with JetBlue in the Northeast US. American had argued that a ruling could ... (more story)

Safran-RXT asset deal cleared by Brazilian competition authority June 30, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Aviation company Safran has received unconditional approval from the Brazilian competition agency to buy the Collins Aerospace division of its rival RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon. The authority s... (more story)

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Mars-Kellanova may have to offload brands to secure EU approval June 26, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Andrew Boyce

There is an obvious way for Mars to solve EU competition concerns over its acquisition of Kellanova: Sell off various brands to reduce its bargaining power in negotiations with European retailers. The question... (more story)

Omnicom-Interpublic settlement is first US FTC behavioral remedy under Trump June 23, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski and Flavia Fortes

A settlement by global advertising agencies Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group with the US Federal Trade Commission for their $13.5 billion deal includes restrictions on the companies’ ability to coordinate w... (more story)

US antitrust authorities reaffirm strict scrutiny of merger efficiencies June 20, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The United States has reaffirmed its stance on rigorously evaluating efficiency claims in merger control, emphasizing that such claims rarely justify otherwise anticompetitive mergers. In a detailed note submi... (more story)

Nippon Steel's 'Golden Share,' largely symbolic, not aimed at US national security June 19, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Details of Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel, and the associated agreement with the US government, left some wondering what the government really gained, and led others to assess what they can offer the W... (more story)

Safran-Raytheon settlement stresses US DOJ concern with reacquisition of divested assets June 19, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The US Department of Justice settlement with Safran and RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies) for the acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business underscores the agency’s careful at... (more story)

Greencore may hail strength of UK supermarkets in Bakkavor deal June 19, 2025 | Jon Menon

Greencore is likely to stress the negotiating heft of Britain’s supermarkets and the relatively strong level of competition in sectors such as ready-made meals, as it strives to gain UK antitrust clearance for... (more story)

The angry backlash against Australia's proposed merger filing fees June 19, 2025 | James Panichi and Saloni Sinha

From next month, dealmakers planning to do business in Australia under the new mandatory-notification regime will need to raid their piggy banks and be prepared to cough up real money. It’s all part of a commi... (more story)

Meta-Scale AI deal puts AI partnerships back in the spotlight June 17, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski

Meta’s plan to invest about $14.8 billion in data-labeling startup Scale AI has put AI partnerships back in the spotlight, as the transaction is certain to attract the attention of antitrust regulators. The in... (more story)