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American Water, Essential Utilities biggest merger risk likely comes from PUCs
American Water Works’ acquisition of Essential Utilities will probably draw scrutiny from federal antitrust enforcers over monopsony concerns, though it is the stat... (more story)
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Novartis-Avidity Biosciences deal gets early clearance in US
Novartis and Avidity Biosciences have received antitrust clearance for their $12 billion deal from the US competition authorities. On Dec. 17, the agencies granted ... (more story)
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Apple, Google, Meta must face US consumer claims over casino apps
Apple, Google and Meta Platforms aren't protected by Section 230 and must face consumer-protection claims and certain gambling-related loss recovery claims for host... (more story)
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Brazil’s competition authority hasn't allowed industrial policy considerations to alter the application of antitrust law for at least 10 to 15 years, the head of the agency said, drawing a clear line between c... (more story)
A Hawaii federal court has paused discovery in the private challenge to Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, ruling that the burden of producing more than 1.5 million documents outweighs plaintif... (more story)
Antitrust enforcers need their independence protected from political pressure to ensure they can work to strengthen economies, according to Stephan Harbarth, the president of Germany's constitutional court. He... (more story)
Makan Delrahim, chief legal officer for Paramount, said Thursday that his company has presented all the necessary evidence to prove the benefits of its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and that t... (more story)
California Attorney General Rob Bonta emphasized Thursday that film studio Paramount Skydance’s plan to acquire rival Warner Bros. Discovery would elicit a “close look” from state antitrust law enforcers who a... (more story)
André Luís Macagnan Freire, chief counsel at the Office of the Attorney General at the Brazilian competition authority, told MLex in an exclusive interview he intends to seek an extension of his mandate, which... (more story)
Concerns regarding Nexstar Media Group's proposed acquisition of Tegna are plentiful, despite the deal getting the blessings of President Donald Trump and US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan ... (more story)
European officials shouldn’t overregulate the telecom sector and should allow companies to “scale up” so they can compete globally, Timotheus Höttges, Deutsche Telekom’s chief executive, said on Thursday. The ... (more story)
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The UK government’s proposed changes to the competition regime would place too much power in the hands of the Competition and Markets Authority’s board and increase the risk or perception of political interfer... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority last month unconditionally cleared United Airlines’ $100 million investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas, but based its approval on governance provisions set out in the deal’s term shee... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission is signaling a significant shift in merger enforcement by moving away from its longstanding dual-track litigation model and proceeding exclusively in federal court. The change d... (more story)
Getty Images may be tempted to take a dual-track approach with the UK merger watchdog by offering remedies while at the same time contesting that any such measures are necessary to ease the regulator’s concern... (more story)
A push by Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone for EU regulators to allow more consolidation in national markets is failing to resonate with Matthias Ecke, a key European Parliament lawmaker who is part of legislat... (more story)
Dairy cooperatives Arla and DMK must convince the European Commission that their intended merger won't cut the options available to farmers to sell their milk. The EU regulator's recent look at FrieslandCampin... (more story)
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) started an investigation into Pennsylvania Water’s proposed rate increases in December, and a negative review could impact the commission’s parallel investigati... (more story)
Aramark, a US food-services company, has a high hurdle to clear to persuade judges to extend a missed deadline to appeal the UK antitrust watchdog’s veto of its merger with rival Entier. The Competition Appeal... (more story)