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Synopsys-Ansys merger faces final KFTC deliberations in March
The fate of the Synopsys-Ansys merger in South Korea will be decided next month as the standing committee of the Korea Fair Trade Commission is set to deliberate on... (more story)
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Tapestry-Capri merger decision endorses flexible US market definitions
Handbag-makers Tapestry and Capri Holdings repeatedly told a US judge examining their planned merger that the US Federal Trade Commission’s “accessible luxury” hand... (more story)
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US FTC’s bipartisan revision of premerger form aims to reduce legal vulnerability
All five US Federal Trade Commissioners voted last week for a slimmer, less demanding premerger form for dealmakers than the June 2023 draft — united across party l... (more story)
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Sherwin-Williams $1.15 billion acquisition of BASF’s paint brand Suvinil has been approved by Brazil’s competition watchdog.
Mobility company Bolt has told MLex that it welcomes the Danish antitrust authority's decision to use its call-in power to probe Uber's acquisition of Dantaxi. Bolt, which entered the Danish taxi market this y... (more story)
The initial probe of Greencore Group's planned 1.2 billion-pound buyout of convenience-food business peer Bakkavor Group is formally starting, the UK antitrust regulator said. Greencore in May said that it was... (more story)
Luxembourg brewer Brasserie Nationale is asking the EU's top court to rule whether enforcers in its home country correctly sent an M&A transaction for review by the European Commission. In July, the company lo... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority has cleared the acquisition of Clear Channel’s out-of-home (OOH) media operations in Brazil by Publibanca, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eletromidia, which is itself controlled by... (more story)
Telefônica Brasil has filed for Brazilian regulatory approval to acquire full control of Fibrasil Infraestrutura e Fibra Ótica SA, a wholesale fiber network operator jointly owned by Telefônica and the Canadia... (more story)
Tactics to circumvent the antitrust legal process and hamper investigations by the US Department of Justice will be dealt with using the full range of penalties, and antitrust enforcers won't hesitate to bring... (more story)
Japan’s leading home improvement retailer, DCM Holdings, received approval today to acquire its regional rival, Encho, which is based in central Japan. The deal was approved on the condition that DCM divests o... (more story)
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern moved a step closer to sealing their $85 billion merger after President Trump dismissed Robert Primus, a Democratic member of the Surface Transportation Board who had opposed... (more story)
Media mergers in the EU are now exposed to a media plurality test that goes beyond competition law to assess influence on public opinion, editorial independence and financial sustainability. The European Commi... (more story)
An acquisition by the UK’s largest student lodgings provider of a smaller rival looks likely to be studied by the country’s antitrust regulator. Unite Group, which already owns around a quarter of all student ... (more story)
The conditions imposed on the takeover of Just Eat Takeaway.com by Dutch technology investment group Prosus confirm a message that has sounded loudly in recent months: Europe's competition authorities are skep... (more story)
EchoStar’s sale of $23 billion in spectrum to AT&T could satisfy concerns about maximizing opportunities for providing wireless service, but it also raises questions about consolidation among the Big Three ser... (more story)
Disney’s agreement with the National Football League — which grants the NFL a 10 percent stake in ESPN in exchange for NFL Network and other media assets — is likely to draw antitrust scrutiny because of Disne... (more story)
Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern would be the biggest railroad merger ever and has become the subject of great analysis and public debate. But to the regulators reviewing th... (more story)
The EU has introduced new rules to safeguard media freedom and independence, including a powerful media-plurality test. However, initial steps to implement the rules in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany ... (more story)