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Keyera closes buy of Plains Canadian NGL business despite competition challenge May 12, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Keyera has completed its C$5.3 billion (US $3.86 billion) acquisition of substantially all of Plains’ Canadian natural gas liquids business, closing a deal the company says will expand its integrated NGL netwo... (more story)

Give UK regulators more ‘political cover’ to push growth agenda, lawmakers urge May 12, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK regulators need greater “political cover” if they are to take a less risk-averse approach and back ministers' economic growth agenda, lawmakers have warned. Ahead of the government unveiling its next legisl... (more story)

EBay rejects GameStop's $56 billion bid May 12, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

EBay rejected GameStop's $56 billion cash-and-stock takeover offer on Tuesday over concerns about the deal's financing. In a letter to GameStop Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen, the eBay board said: "We have... (more story)

Carlyle offers remedies to address EU concerns in BASF coatings deal May 12, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

US private-equity firm Carlyle has offered concessions in a bid to address EU competition concerns about its plan to buy German chemical company BASF’s coatings business. The remedy offer prompted the European... (more story)

Rivals see risks to smaller firms, learning quality in Brazil’s Arco Educação–Edify deal May 11, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

English-language service providers flagged concerns to Brazil’s competition regulator that the proposed transaction would decrease competition and lead to deterioration in teaching quality.

US states push to expand resources for antitrust enforcement May 11, 2026 | Alex Wilts

US states are reevaluating their competition laws and seeking additional resources amid concerns that federal antitrust enforcement has become less aggressive and more unpredictable, several state attorneys ge... (more story)

US FCC expects to act on Nexstar-Tegna AFR ‘this year,’ agency tells DC Circuit May 11, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The US Federal Communications Commission said it expects to act on the application for review regarding Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna in 2026 and argued that the DC Circuit should not expedite that review. Th... (more story)

Arla-DMK merger must be blocked, German farmers tell EU Commission May 11, 2026 | Jean Comte

The intended tie-up between milk cooperative Arla and DMK must be blocked or at least forced to make concessions, two associations representing German farmers said in a document sent to the European Commission... (more story)

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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern unclear on growth of passenger rail service May 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have provided more information to the federal government about their proposed merger, but the freight rail companies have not yet identified a plan to grow passenger traffic ... (more story)

FTC settlement highlights broad scrutiny of 365 Retail serial acquisitions May 07, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski

The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed remedy in the 365 Retail Markets matter underscores the agency’s growing focus on serial acquisitions and its willingness to assess a company’s broader course of conduct... (more story)

DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight May 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s demand for a timeline in litigation tied to the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of the Nexstar-Tegna merger is drawing renewed attention to the agency’... (more story)

Telecom sector will cheer EU merger guidelines' championing of scale May 04, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

The telecom sector was one of the loudest voices in a review of the European Commission's merger guidelines, saying they need room to consolidate national markets to compete with larger rivals in the US and Ch... (more story)

Sysco–Jetro deal poses complex antitrust test beyond traditional merger playbook May 01, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Holdings, parent of Restaurant Depot, presents US enforcers with a familiar name but a structurally different problem from the distributor mergers that regul... (more story)

Push to change UK CMA's decision process prompts rare alignment of critics May 01, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government is assessing feedback to its plans to re-engineer the system of decision making for in-depth merger and market probes at the country’s antitrust regulator. The breadth of the concerns raised ... (more story)

UPM-Sappi paper deal draws tough and traditional EU concerns April 29, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

An in-depth EU investigation into UPM’s joint venture with Sappi has thrown the book at the deal, voicing a host of concerns about how the tie-up would combine the two largest graphic paper manufacturers in Eu... (more story)

China's block of Meta-Manus deal underscores higher bar for cross-border tech deals April 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's landmark decision to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus underscores Beijing's evolving approach to evaluating cross-border technology deals, with authorities now... (more story)