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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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Synopsys-Ansys merger faces final KFTC deliberations in March
The fate of the Synopsys-Ansys merger in South Korea will be decided next month as the standing committee of the Korea Fair Trade Commission is set to deliberate on... (more story)
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The Brazilian competition authority has approved, without restrictions, YDUQS Educacional’s acquisition of Unifametro and CEMAPE, concluding that the deal will not harm competition in higher‑education markets ... (more story)
Japanese company Marubeni has requested EU merger approval to acquire Spanish electricity supplier Factor Energia, according to the European Commission. Marubeni will make the purchase through its wholly-owned... (more story)
The promise of long-term investment is unlikely to be an acceptable remedy for antitrust authorities when faced with a merger that is expected to cause significant harm to competition in a market, the head pro... (more story)
China's top antitrust authority launched social-media accounts this week, as part of efforts to boost public engagement as competition law plays an expanding role in both domestic governance and Beijing's econ... (more story)
Australia’s competition watchdog has escalated Ampol’s proposed acquisition of EG Australia to a Phase 2 review, warning the deal could substantially lessen competition in retail fuel markets. The Australian C... (more story)
Netflix defended its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery assets to investors Tuesday, pointing to YouTube’s growing role as a full-scale television competitor and arguing that the transaction would ... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission is leaning on the revamped merger guidelines as it assesses mergers involving artificial intelligence. The 2023 merger guidelines are helping the agency make informed decisions ... (more story)
Germany’s special competition regime for digital platforms and France’s “economic dependency” rules are no longer at risk of disappearing under a mooted harmonization of European competition rules, the head of... (more story)
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While US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency is “looking at” its authority to change the national television ownership cap of 39 percent, textualism could play a key role. T... (more story)
The Oscars, the awards the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences passes out each year to honor Hollywood’s best performances, finds itself at the center of a federal antitrust debate that could be critic... (more story)
Netflix has the board of Warner Brothers Discovery's support for its $82.7 billion acquisition offer and it is confident that antitrust enforcers won't apply a traditional market definition that leads to high ... (more story)
The scrapping of the panel system in the UK that oversees in-depth merger reviews and market probes will put more power in the hands of senior executives at the antitrust watchdog, raising the risk of increase... (more story)
Companies with links to China and US made up more than half of deals that were freighted with conditions to protect UK national security last year, as the UK navigates the need to seek economic trade gains but... (more story)
US state antitrust enforcers are in the early stages of examining the privacy implications of mergers and market competition.
When President Donald Trump promised to get involved in reviewing the sale of Warner Brothers Discovery, he was echoing the practice of some previous chief executives who played a role in the outcome of antitr... (more story)
China is trying to keep its solar supply chain globally competitive while curbing destructive price wars at home. That balancing act becomes harder when “price discipline” blurs the line between lawful adjustm... (more story)