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Edwards operated in 'secrecy' to stifle competition and subvert antitrust laws, US FTC argues December 16, 2025 | Wesley Brown

The US Federal Trade Commission argued in its proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law that Edwards Lifesciences operated in “secrecy” and designed its acquisitions of JenaValve and JC Medical in a way... (more story)

US judge in HPE-Juniper review to provide guidance on scope; hearing set for March December 16, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The federal judge conducting the Tunney Act review of the settlement agreement between the US Department of Justice and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks said he will soon provide guidance to the... (more story)

US Sens. Warren, Blumenthal want CFIUS to probe Paramount-WBD financing December 16, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, to have CFIUS investigate Paramount's proposed a... (more story)

US national security in HPE-Juniper wasn't serious argument, Alford testifies December 16, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

A former top deputy in the US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, told Congress on Tuesday that national security was not a genuine factor in the agency’s decision to settle its challenge to the merger of... (more story)

Anglo American, Teck Resources make commitments to get Canadian antitrust approval December 16, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Anglo American and Teck Resources received antitrust approval from the Canadian government after making numerous commitments, including a promise to spend at least C$4.5 billion in Canada within five years, an... (more story)

NEC and CSG filed HSR notification Dec. 4, deal also requires CFIUS approval December 16, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Japanese technology firm NEC and US billing, payment and customer-experience platform creator CSG Systems filed their Hart-Scott Rodino premerger notification on Dec. 4, 2025, according to a filing with the US... (more story)

China-linked buyout of UK recruiter approved after government review December 16, 2025 | Jon Menon

Career International AP (Hong Kong)’s acquisition of British recruitment company Investigo has been cleared by the UK government, with conditions to protect confidential data, following a national security rev... (more story)

MSC, BlackRock see EU watchdog extend probe into Spanish terminal deal December 16, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Mediterranean Shipping Company and BlackRock’s Terminal Investment Limited have received a five working day extension to the in-depth EU investigation into their plan to buy half of a Hutchison Ports terminal ... (more story)

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Combined Access Advance, Via LA codec pools could fend off AV1 threat December 15, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

The video compression patent licensing market will be transformed by Access Advance’s planned acquisition of the Via LA HEVC/VVC program. Time will tell if the consolidation of core technologies by Google, App... (more story)

Tug-of-war over Warner Bros spurs US media antitrust debate, frenzy of lobbying December 15, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

In a conventional US antitrust review, neither Paramount’s nor Netflix’s proposed buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery would escape government scrutiny because both deals create at least one significant horizontal... (more story)

Is IndiGo solely to blame for India's aviation meltdown, or are regulators at fault too? December 15, 2025 | Freny Patel

India’s early-December aviation collapse has sparked calls to probe IndiGo for abuse of dominance. Yet the deeper issue is how merger control allowed such extreme market concentration — and why the Competition... (more story)

Third-party testimony could turn tide in US FTC’s challenge of Edwards-JenaValve December 11, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Third-party testimony piecing together the market for transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices in the United States, much of which was sealed during trial, could be key in the US Federal Trade Commission... (more story)

HPE, US DOJ, states clash over scope of Tunney Act review December 10, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

A joint case management statement filed by the US Department of Justice, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a coalition of 12 states and the District of Columbia reveals a sharp divide between how they think a federa... (more story)

Squid Game of Thrones, other Netflix-Warner Bros. merged IP scenarios December 10, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

News that Netflix won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has drawn the ire of Hollywood elite, piqued the interest of US President Donald Trump and prompted a sizable counteroffer from Paramount Skydan... (more story)

Netflix could argue Paramount’s higher WBD bid misstates market shares, risks December 09, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have until just before Christmas to decide whether Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid for the company is too risky and if they should accept Paramount’s offer of $108 billion. W... (more story)

Constellation case shows US focus on antitrust in consumer necessities December 08, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Action by US government authorities against the merger of the Constellation Energy and Calpine power companies demonstrate a focus on the monopolization of nondiscretionary budget staples such as electricity.