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Valvoline, Greenbriar settlement with US FTC requires oil-change shop divestiture November 14, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

The US Federal Trade Commission will require Valvoline and private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Fund to divest 45 oil-change shops to get antitrust approval for their $625 million asset sale. Main Street Auto... (more story)

Petz–Cobasi merger in Brazil poses risks, small rivals warn November 14, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil’s competition watchdog received a host of concerns in a new round of input from market players regarding the merger between Petz and Cobasi, the two largest pet care companies in the country, while key ... (more story)

Saipem-SubSea7 deal will need EU merger approval November 14, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

Offshore oil services specialists Saipem and Subsea7 will need EU merger approval for their tie-up after the European Commission decided it had jurisdiction to scrutinize the deal, MLex has learned.

Brookfield’s buyout of Just Group said to have UK antitrust approval November 14, 2025 | Jon Menon

Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ £2.4 billion buyout of British retirement products and services company Just Group has gained UK antitrust approval, MLex has learned. The Competition and Markets Authority is unde... (more story)

Norfolk Southern shareholders vote to approve merger with Union Pacific November 14, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Norfolk Southern’s shareholders voted on Friday to approve the company's merger with Union Pacific. The proposed transaction, with an enterprise value of $85 billion, would create America’s first transcontinen... (more story)

Thoma Bravo-Dayforce deal raises no competition concerns in Australia November 14, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Saloni Sinha

Thoma Bravo’s proposed acquisition of Dayforce didn’t raise competition concerns in Australia, a spokesperson for the country’s competition regulator told MLex. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commissi... (more story)

Constellation pushes back against 'fanciful' UK antitrust view November 14, 2025 | Jon Menon

Constellation Developments, the owner of British Car Auctions, has described the basis of the UK antitrust regulator’s concerns over its buyout of ABVR Holdings as “fanciful,” as it pushed back against a decis... (more story)

OHB vows to defend its interests in Airbus-Leonardo-Thales JV November 14, 2025 | Jean Comte

German satellite-maker OHB will proactively express its concerns over the planned Airbus-Leonardo-Thales joint venture, its CEO Marco Fuchs told an analysts’ call on Thursday. The deal is expected to need appr... (more story)

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Routine decisions fueling heated exchanges among Brazil CADE councilors November 14, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority has seen two consecutive judgment sessions marked by an unusually tense atmosphere, as disagreements among councilors — traditionally confined to complex economic interpreta... (more story)

Saipem–Subsea7 merger in Brazil sparks fears of price hikes in offshore market November 12, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The planned merger between Saipem and Subsea7 is raising alarms across Brazil’s offshore oil and gas sector, with operators and suppliers warning that reduced competition could drive up costs for subsea projects.

GTCR, Surmodics win in US court shows litigating the fix pays off November 11, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

A US judge on Monday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block the merger between GTCR and Surmodics — the first defeat of a merger challenge brought during President Donald Trump’s second term.  The ... (more story)

Substitutability of digital, TV ads a key question for Nexstar-Tegna deal November 10, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

The US antitrust review of television broadcasters Nexstar and Tegna could rest on whether the government concludes that advertisements on digital services are reasonable substitutes for broadcast TV’s 30-seco... (more story)

Six weeks in, US government shutdown delays inject uncertainty into FTC probes November 07, 2025 | Alex Wilts, Madeline Hughes, Chris May and Mike Swift

The record-breaking US government shutdown has entered its sixth week, creating uncertainty over how the Federal Trade Commission will handle stalled cases once furloughed staff return and whether the prolonge... (more story)

Doctolib's French antitrust sanction sends warning on acquisition strategies November 06, 2025 | Jean Comte

A sanction against Doctolib is the French competition watchdog's first time penalizing an acquisition as a dominance abuse, since the EU Court of Justice confirmed the possibility in its Towercast ruling. Fren... (more story)

Proposed FTC Commissioner Baasch brings privacy, competition litigation chops to agency November 05, 2025 | Mike Swift and Chris May

Ryan Baasch, President Trump’s choice to be the next member of the US Federal Trade Commission, is a lawyer who knows the inside of a courtroom, even as he was the field general leading one of the most effecti... (more story)

Google-Wiz early termination in US a good sign for deals under review November 05, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Google has received antitrust clearance for its proposed $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz, according to a notice in the US Federal Trade Commission’s early termination page — a positive develo... (more story)