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Google might be 'locking up' AI market, senior Microsoft executive says May 07, 2026 | Jean Comte

Google has the capacity to "entrench itself again at the heart of the AI ecosystem in a way that causes significant harm to the whole ecosystem," Nicholas Banasevic, a Microsoft vice-president, said on Thursda... (more story)

Welltower's deals may harm competition in 30 locations, UK watchdog says May 07, 2026 | Jon Menon

Welltower’s acquisitions of multiple care homes may harm competition in relation to services for the elderly in 30 local areas, the UK antitrust regulator said after an initial review of the buyouts. In a phas... (more story)

CTT says parcel joint venture with DHL nears closing following EU approval May 07, 2026 | Jean Comte

Portuguese postal operator CTT said its intended package delivery joint venture with DHL will close "in the next weeks." The deal has been approved by the European Commission under both merger control and fore... (more story)

Paramount-Warner deal should face UK govt intervention, labor union Bectu says (update*) May 07, 2026 | Jon Menon

Labor union Bectu has urged the UK government to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that it risks increasing insecurity for creative workers and further c... (more story)

Appeals of Nexstar-Tegna deal approval should be dismissed, US FCC says May 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Communications Commission told the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that the circuit lacks jurisdiction to review an order by the commission’s staff that cleared Nexstar Media’s acquisition... (more story)

Freudenberg gains conditional UK security approval to buy Balmoral Comtec May 06, 2026 | Jon Menon

Germany’s Freudenberg Flow Technologies has gained UK security clearance to buy Balmoral Comtec, a Scottish engineering company for offshore energy markets, with conditions set by the government to protect int... (more story)

Charter, Cox file motion for CPUC final decision by Aug. 13 May 05, 2026 | Wesley Brown

Charter Communications and Cox Communications filed a motion with the California Public Utilities Commission to set a filing schedule related to the companies’ settlements with opposing parties, including a fi... (more story)

Indamedia-Ringier media merger faces Hungary probe after EU opinion May 05, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Indamedia’s acquisition of Ringier Hungary has come under investigation after the Hungarian competition authority opened a post-closing review, citing new information on the deal. The move follows criticism fr... (more story)

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DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight May 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s demand for a timeline in litigation tied to the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of the Nexstar-Tegna merger is drawing renewed attention to the agency’... (more story)

Telecom sector will cheer EU merger guidelines' championing of scale May 04, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

The telecom sector was one of the loudest voices in a review of the European Commission's merger guidelines, saying they need room to consolidate national markets to compete with larger rivals in the US and Ch... (more story)

Sysco–Jetro deal poses complex antitrust test beyond traditional merger playbook May 01, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Holdings, parent of Restaurant Depot, presents US enforcers with a familiar name but a structurally different problem from the distributor mergers that regul... (more story)

Push to change UK CMA's decision process prompts rare alignment of critics May 01, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government is assessing feedback to its plans to re-engineer the system of decision making for in-depth merger and market probes at the country’s antitrust regulator. The breadth of the concerns raised ... (more story)

UPM-Sappi paper deal draws tough and traditional EU concerns April 29, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

An in-depth EU investigation into UPM’s joint venture with Sappi has thrown the book at the deal, voicing a host of concerns about how the tie-up would combine the two largest graphic paper manufacturers in Eu... (more story)

China's block of Meta-Manus deal underscores higher bar for cross-border tech deals April 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's landmark decision to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus underscores Beijing's evolving approach to evaluating cross-border technology deals, with authorities now... (more story)

Big Tech dodges Brazil gun jumping for AI deals, but regulator may seek review April 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazil’s competition authority found that artificial intelligence partnerships struck by major tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google didn’t result in gun-jumping violations in the country, but th... (more story)

JD.com to cite lack of Chinese state ties in bid to secure EU FSR approval April 27, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will face down calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of European consumer electronics giant Ceconomy by pointing to how it’s a publicly traded company with ... (more story)