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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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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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DirecTV filed a US complaint to block Nexstar Media Group’s proposed acquisition of Tegna, arguing that it will raise prices for consumers and harm local broadcasting. Nexstar’s proposed $6.2 billion transacti... (more story)
Spreadex has failed in its efforts to appeal the UK antitrust regulator’s decision to make the company divest Sporting Index after the watchdog raised competition concerns. The Competition Appeal Tribunal foun... (more story)
Marc van der Woude, the president of the EU’s lower-tier General Court, is set to leave the judiciary this autumn, MLex has learned. His resignation will take effect on Sept. 15 and is for personal reasons, a ... (more story)
German energy companies E.On and RWE have seen an end to six years of EU court litigation over a 2018 asset swap — after the bloc’s top court rejected German utilities’ appeals against E.On’s side of the deal.... (more story)
AkzoNobel’s planned merger with Axalta Coating Systems to create a $25 billion new company is drawing concerns from car repair shops in Europe that it will raise prices of coatings used to refinish damaged veh... (more story)
Azerbaijan's state oil company Socar has requested EU foreign subsidy clearance for its planned takeover of energy company Italiana Petroli. The European Commission has set an April 27 deadline to decide wheth... (more story)
DHL and CTT's planned parcel delivery joint venture in the Iberian peninsula has been cleared by the EU's merger regulator, but has yet to be filed for approval of the bloc's foreign subsidy rules. The chief e... (more story)
Nexstar Media Group saw a coalition of eight US state attorneys general, led by California, file suit on Thursday to block its proposed acquisition of Tegna. They argue that the $6.2 billion deal would signifi... (more story)
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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)
The UK government’s proposed changes to the competition regime would place too much power in the hands of the Competition and Markets Authority’s board and increase the risk or perception of political interfer... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority last month unconditionally cleared United Airlines’ $100 million investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas, but based its approval on governance provisions set out in the deal’s term shee... (more story)