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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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Paramount’s chief legal officer said the company used lobbyists to assist the company during its merger negotiation with Warner Bros Discovery — and there is nothing wrong with that. Makan Delrahim, a former a... (more story)
Companies dealing with the uncertainty of antitrust enforcement over environmental, social and governance, or ESG, goals in the US need to conduct a risk assessment of approaches in Democratic and Republican s... (more story)
Monopolization lawsuits against Big Tech companies have to be timed “just right” and can’t be brought too early or too late if US government enforcers are seeking a favorable liability decision and potentially... (more story)
Jennifer Thomson, a senior deputy attorney general with the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, said Wednesday that the state has “certainly noticed” that mergers typically lead to “a reduction in employme... (more story)
Paula Blizzard, senior assistant attorney general at the California Department of Justice, said California is open to both behavioral and structural remedies and a decision will depend on a review of the merit... (more story)
Though politics seems to play a larger-than-life role in the operation of US government agencies in recent years, one state enforcer speaking at a conference in Washington, DC, said Wednesday that state antitr... (more story)
The Brazil competition regulator’s president, Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima — who set the fuel market as his top priority during his nearly one-year interim term — said this is now a highly concentrated mark... (more story)
California’s antitrust enforcement will continue at full pace amid a surge in cases and investigations, a senior state official said, signaling that a mounting workload and parallel actions with federal agenci... (more story)
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US state attorneys general are rapidly expanding their role as de facto national enforcers, stepping into cases and policy fights that federal agencies are no longer pursuing. With federal enforcement capacity... (more story)
AkzoNobel's merger with Axalta Coating Systems would bring together companies which largely focus on different markets but compete in two key areas: powder coatings and car refinishes. In their bid for EU appr... (more story)
European consumers don't typically plan on buying Pringles, and may do so only when spying them on display in a supermarket. That observation undermined concerns that it was a "must-have" brand for retailers a... (more story)
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)