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Nexstar-Tegna suit by US states suggests loss of faith in federal merger control
The decision by eight state attorney generals to sue to stop the Nexstar-Tegna merger — bypassing the federal government — marks a pivotal moment in the deteriorati... (more story)
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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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Two California Law Revision Commissioners instructed the commission’s staff to tweak draft merger control legislation in a manner that clarifies precisely what the burden of proof would be for deal challengers... (more story)
A coalition of eight state attorneys general filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent Nexstar from commingling the assets and operations of Tegna, after the companies received merger app... (more story)
The only regulatory approval standing in the way of Charter Communications acquiring Cox Communications is the California Public Utility Commission, Charter told MLex on Friday.
Nexstar Media Group agreed to increase local news broadcasts in acquired markets, honor current rate levels for multichannel video programming distributors and divest six stations in different markets in order... (more story)
Ireland’s competition authority has made its first use of call-in powers, which allow an authority to review below-threshold deals, in order to scrutinize healthcare group Uniphar’s proposed acquisition of Tou... (more story)
Upcoming reforms to the EU’s antitrust framework needs to include provision for national watchdogs to mount joint cross-border investigations, senior Belgian Competition Authority official Damien Gerard told M... (more story)
French companies Eiffage, Dalkia and RATP Solutions Ville plus the city of Paris have won European Commission merger and foreign-subsidy approvals to create a semi-public company in charge of the Paris distric... (more story)
UPM and Sappi have filed their plans to merge their graphic paper businesses in a €1.42 billion joint venture for EU approval. The European Commission has set an April 28 deadline to decide on the deal, which ... (more story)
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India has eased foreign direct investment rules for China-linked investments, introducing a 10 percent threshold and fast-track approvals in select sectors under Press Note 3. While the move aims to revive cap... (more story)
The decision by eight state attorney generals to sue to stop the Nexstar-Tegna merger — bypassing the federal government — marks a pivotal moment in the deterioration of the relationship between federal and st... (more story)
It’s showtime for the EU’s new policy on M&A deals. On Wednesday, EU commissioner Teresa Ribera set out her plans to colleagues and faced requests to go even further in helping European companies stand up to g... (more story)
Japan’s conditional clearance of the planned merger between Daimler’s Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus and Toyota’s Hino Motors marks one of the most complex remedy packages in recent merger control, relying pred... (more story)
EU heads of state and government will this week make a push to incentivize the scale-up of European companies, with one eye on strategic areas such as finance. But the same leaders who are ready to endorse thi... (more story)
Amtrak’s ability to maintain on-time passenger train schedules and to expand into new markets using Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern rail lines is going to play a critical role in the regulatory analysis of ... (more story)
The Brazilian antitrust authority is seeking input from maritime regulator Antaq in its review of the proposed combination between offshore engineering groups Saipem and Subsea7, MLex has learned. The agency i... (more story)
Media groups could get their first taste of the EU’s new media plurality merger test this year, with the sector oversight body expected to start proactively issuing opinions on deals while national authorities... (more story)