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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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EU merger regulators are weighing how they could consider arguments that a merger would bring benefits such as increased investment earlier in the process, according to the bloc’s chief competition economist. ... (more story)
Indonesian lawmakers have agreed on 12 key issues in amendments to the country’s competition law, including new provisions recognizing the specific characteristics of digital markets, a shift to pre-merger not... (more story)
CK Hutchison said Wednesday that its Panama Ports Company unit has begun international arbitration against Panama after the country’s Supreme Court struck down the legal basis for its port concessions at Balbo... (more story)
South Korea’s competition watchdog said its 2025 merger reviews reflected a tilt toward larger-ticket transactions, with foreign-to-foreign deals such as Synopsys–Ansys and Mars–Kellanova among the headline co... (more story)
Netflix co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos told a US Senate subcommittee that if the acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is approved by government antitrust enforcers, the business will increase film pro... (more story)
The proposed merger between Skyworks and Qorvo remains on track to close in 2027, and integration planning has begun, Skyworks Chief Executive Phil Brace said during an earnings call. The companies announced t... (more story)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has urged a federal judge to enter final judgment approving the US Justice Department’s settlement clearing its acquisition of Juniper Networks, arguing the settlement easily satisfi... (more story)
Minerals company Anglo American has won EU foreign-subsidy approval for its merger with Teck Resources, according to an update on the European Commission's website.
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s buyout presents more abstract, thorny competition questions than a commodity merger would. To be sure, the WBD sale raises standard-fare antitrust concerns about product output, price ... (more story)
Respondents to the latest market test sent by the Brazilian competition authority reiterated strong fears of price increases should Subsea7 and Saipem merge, while underscoring that Brazil’s deepwater conditio... (more story)
American Water Works’ acquisition of Essential Utilities will probably draw scrutiny from federal antitrust enforcers over monopsony concerns, though it is the state public utility regulators that will carry t... (more story)
Private-equity-backed healthcare firm Sevita and its publicly traded acquisition target, BrightSpring Health Services, ratified a merger antitrust consent decree Friday with the US Federal Trade Commission to ... (more story)
Netflix is hoping to persuade EU regulators that its Warner Bros Discovery bid raises no competition concerns due to rivalry from free-to-air broadcasters and the exploding popularity of YouTube. But by the ti... (more story)
A decision by a Washington, DC, federal judge that effectively killed Edwards Lifesciences’ proposed acquisition of JenaValve Technology sets an important precedent that harm can be found in markets before pro... (more story)
A €1.42 billion ($1.67 billion) plan by Finland’s UPM and South African rival Sappi to merge their graphic paper businesses looks set to be a key test of whether EU merger officials can consider the impact of ... (more story)
Japan is considering expanding foreign investment screening to cover indirect acquisitions of Japanese companies, aligning its rules more closely with other industrialized economies amid rising economic securi... (more story)