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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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US private-equity firm GTCR has sought EU approval for its acquisition of generic drugmaker Zentiva. The European Commission has set a March 27 deadline to decide on the deal.
Competition lawyers have raised concerns about expanding the powers of New Zealand’s antitrust regulator under a proposed merger-law overhaul, warning of potential regulatory overreach. In a submission to a pa... (more story)
A former Department of Justice lawyer will not be subjected to wide-ranging discovery regarding the settlement that permitted Hewlett Packard Enterprise to merge with Juniper Networks after his attorney argued... (more story)
US Federal Trade Commission merger challenges will henceforward be pursued exclusively in federal courts and will no longer be simultaneously presented to the agency’s in-house administrative law judges, Chair... (more story)
Four members of Congress sent a letter to the US Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to reject any attempts to weaken or waive the national television ownership cap, which would block a merger ... (more story)
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roger P. Alford and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are embroiled in a Tunney Act discovery dispute stemming from the US Department of Justice’s merger settlement with HPE a... (more story)
The UK review of Spreadex’s buyout of rival Sporting Index weighed up any uncertainties in its analysis, the UK antitrust regulator told a court as it refuted the acquirer’s claim that it had been irrational i... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission’s motion for an administrative stay of a district court ruling vacating the agency’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Rule has been granted by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, “u... (more story)
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Uncertainty has arisen after Councilor Victor Oliveira Fernandes left the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) three months before concluding his term, and more resignations by top officials are ... (more story)
A defeat in federal court Wednesday for the US Federal Trade Commission regarding merger notification rules — if it stands — will remove an incentive for companies to delay merger filings. The ruling would all... (more story)
Pennsylvania's public utility commission is scrutinizing consolidation in the water and wastewater markets to determine whether American Water Works' $12 billion acquisition of Essential Utilities is in the pu... (more story)
Airlines that raised antitrust fears over the Danish state’s takeover of Copenhagen Airport — as it also had a minority stake in airline SAS — were rebuffed when the EU merger regulator cleared the deal last y... (more story)
Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to dispel any doubts about his commitment to enfo... (more story)
Universal Music Group’s Downtown takeover certainly got the “thorough” EU competition investigation that independent record labels demanded 14 months ago. But rather than blocking the deal, the European Commis... (more story)
A US district court’s move to block the Federal Trade Commission from requiring expanded premerger antitrust forms raises fresh uncertainty around the meaning of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Ac... (more story)
National security reviews of US mergers in 2026 are expected to focus on the vulnerabilities of the target company, while giving less consideration to the national origin of the foreign investor — even long-st... (more story)