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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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Tapestry-Capri merger decision endorses flexible US market definitions
Handbag-makers Tapestry and Capri Holdings repeatedly told a US judge examining their planned merger that the US Federal Trade Commission’s “accessible luxury” hand... (more story)
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Funding of mergers and acquisitions by Indian banks is expected to simplify competition scrutiny. Bank debt, unlike private equity or venture capital funding, avoids ceding control or board rights, thereby pot... (more story)
Federal Trade Commission Assistant Regional Director Erik Herron said he expects to see many more merger settlements and that current figures likely understate the administration’s shift toward accepting more ... (more story)
US Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected questions from US senators about the Department of Justice's alleged lack of due process and her former chief of staff overruling the agency's antitrust enforcers in rea... (more story)
Policing fair competition in the agri-food sector is a “priority” for the EU’s competition watchdog, according to Guillaume Loriot, one of its senior enforcers.
European steel companies have told EU merger regulators they have concerns MMG’s purchase of Anglo American's nickel business in Brazil would leave “key assets” in the hands of the Chinese government and under... (more story)
Energy and industrial products suppliers DNOW and MRC Global have received antitrust clearance for their $1.5 billion deal from the US antitrust authorities. The companies disclosed that the waiting period und... (more story)
Mergers, acquisitions and partnerships within the artificial intelligence ecosystem may be examined for their "likely effect on competition," the Indian antitrust watchdog warned. The Competition Commission of... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority is reviewing dealership group Savar's proposed acquisition of Mecasul Auto Mecânica, a Mercedes-Benz dealership focused on heavy vehicles and related services. The deal triggers ... (more story)
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In a wide-ranging conversation with MLex, the interim president of Brazil’s antitrust authority, Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima, affirmed its commitment to ensuring predictability and technical rigor in its m... (more story)
The newly expanded Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notification form requires more statements and documents from merging parties in the US that might put deals at greater risk. Such “hot documents” are stateme... (more story)
The proposed merger of mining companies Anglo American and Teck Resources is sure to draw a national security review from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and will likely require econom... (more story)
As the six-month transition period between Australia’s outgoing informal merger regime and the incoming mandatory rules starts to wind down, antitrust lawyers are warning of a stampede of dealmakers wanting to... (more story)
In reviewing Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina's planned buyout of Belgian peer Milcobel, the EU merger regulator must navigate the sensitive subject of food prices given the deal's focus on milk, chees... (more story)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and German chemicals company Covestro are optimistic of overcoming EU subsidy concerns over their merger, MLex has learned. The companies intend to formally submit remedies befor... (more story)
UK competition authorities have sent fewer deals to full investigation so far this year, reflecting changes in the regulator’s review process as it looks to encourage investment. The Competition and Markets Au... (more story)
Cable companies like Charter Communications and Cox Communications don’t have the “gatekeeper” power they used to, as competition from fixed-wireless, satellite broadband and streaming services introduce new t... (more story)