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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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European officials shouldn’t overregulate the telecom sector and should allow companies to “scale up” so they can compete globally, Timotheus Höttges, Deutsche Telekom’s chief executive, said on Thursday. The ... (more story)
The US Department of Justice has asked a federal court in California to deny a group of intervening states’ request for an evidentiary hearing in the Tunney Act review of a settlement over Hewlett Packard Ente... (more story)
The US Justice Department will aggressively challenge anticompetitive mergers and is prepared to litigate when companies fail to address competitive concerns, the Antitrust Division’s head said. Omeed Assefi, ... (more story)
A joint venture between Airbus, Leonardo and Thales to create a European space sector giant would boost competition on a global scale and help Europe overcome massive fragmentation, the chairman of Airbus has ... (more story)
Brazil’s competition agency has cleared Savar Veículos Ltda.’s acquisition of Mecasul Auto Mecânica S.A., concluding that the deal does not raise competitive concerns in the affected markets. The decision was ... (more story)
New guidelines on reviewing M&A activity should be clear-eyed over the real dynamics of competition and avoid forcing agencies into analyzing imaginary competition on “global markets,” the EU’s competition com... (more story)
The power to vet M&A activity is key to driving economic growth and building scale in Europe and is not an excuse for the EU's ills, according to Germany's economic affairs minister. Thomas Steffen said the “w... (more story)
Nvidia’s decision not to challenge Italy’s “call in” of its takeover of Run:ai in national courts drew questioning from EU judges as part of a court hearing related to the semiconductor giant's acquisition of ... (more story)
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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)
The US Federal Trade Commission is signaling a significant shift in merger enforcement by moving away from its longstanding dual-track litigation model and proceeding exclusively in federal court. The change d... (more story)
Getty Images may be tempted to take a dual-track approach with the UK merger watchdog by offering remedies while at the same time contesting that any such measures are necessary to ease the regulator’s concern... (more story)
A push by Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone for EU regulators to allow more consolidation in national markets is failing to resonate with Matthias Ecke, a key European Parliament lawmaker who is part of legislat... (more story)
Dairy cooperatives Arla and DMK must convince the European Commission that their intended merger won't cut the options available to farmers to sell their milk. The EU regulator's recent look at FrieslandCampin... (more story)
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) started an investigation into Pennsylvania Water’s proposed rate increases in December, and a negative review could impact the commission’s parallel investigati... (more story)
Aramark, a US food-services company, has a high hurdle to clear to persuade judges to extend a missed deadline to appeal the UK antitrust watchdog’s veto of its merger with rival Entier. The Competition Appeal... (more story)