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Qualcomm, Alphawave gain South Korean approval to clear path for deal November 27, 2025 | Jon Menon

Chipmaker Qualcomm has gained, or waived, all of the regulatory clearances needed to complete its acquisition of Alphawave IP Group following approval in South Korea. The US company agreed to buy Alphawave, wh... (more story)

Skouris set to chair EU judges' vetting committee November 27, 2025 | Jean Comte

Vassilios Skouris is set to be appointed president of the seven-strong committee tasked with evaluating candidates for EU judges positions, according to a document seen by MLex. The consultative body, whose op... (more story)

Brazil's CADE clears Grupo Atem’s acquisition of WPL November 26, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition Tribunal has unanimously approved Grupo Atem’s acquisition of river transport company Waldemiro P. Lustoza & Cia, or WPL, requesting governance commitments to mitigate antitrust risks in t... (more story)

Verisk, AccuLynx still answering US FTC questions about non-horizontal concerns November 26, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Verisk and AccuLynx are still answering questions from the US Federal Trade Commission even though it has been more than 30 days since the government filed a second request, MLex has learned.

HPE requests clarification on states' participation in Tunney Act review November 26, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has asked for clarification from a California federal judge regarding the participation by a group of states in the review of its settlement with the government over its acquisit... (more story)

Volvo Construction Equipment files Swecon deal for EU approval November 26, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Volvo Construction Equipment has requested EU approval for its plan to take over its dealer Swecon’s businesses in Sweden, Germany and the Baltics. The European Commission has set a Jan. 9 deadline to decide on the deal.

Cambodia reports steady deal-review activity since merger regime took effect November 26, 2025 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Cambodia’s antitrust authority has reported a steady flow of merger notifications and consultation requests, reflecting the continued development of the country’s enforcement system four years after the passag... (more story)

Indonesia flags need to coordinate potential Grab-GoTo review with Singapore November 26, 2025 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Indonesia’s competition regulator said it will need to coordinate closely with Singapore on any potential Grab-GoTo merger, as both countries prepare for what could become Southeast Asia’s biggest tech deal. I... (more story)

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UMG will welcome EU’s narrowing of Downtown deal concerns (update*) November 24, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Universal Music Group has good reason to cheer, despite an EU statement of objections against its takeover of Downtown Music. The charge sheet shows the European Commission narrowing its concerns about the dea... (more story)

US FTC’s MasterBrand deal probe likely to focus on market shares November 21, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

As cabinetmakers MasterBrand and American Woodmark respond to the US Federal Trade Commission’s second request, the companies will find it difficult to evade conversations about national market-share estimates... (more story)

ADNOC’s curious EU foreign-subsidy remedy creates more questions than answers November 21, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst, Andrew Boyce and Lewis Crofts

The outcome of the EU's foreign-subsidy review of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's Covestro acquisition has few lessons to offer dealmakers in the way of certainty, given that the concessions extracted appeare... (more story)

Support for Charter-Cox deal in comments to US FCC unlikely to be decisive November 20, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Public comments filed with the US Federal Communications Commission about the proposed merger of Charter Communications and Cox Communications were overwhelmingly supportive of the deal and often cited the com... (more story)

Alleged fuel market distortions in Brazil's Amazon spark debate over Grupo Atem-WPL deal November 19, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Allegations of market concentration and fiscal distortions in Brazil’s Amazon region have been made just prior to the competition authority Tribunal’s scrutiny of Grupo Atem’s proposed acquisition of river tra... (more story)

Routine decisions fueling heated exchanges among Brazil CADE councilors November 14, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority has seen two consecutive judgment sessions marked by an unusually tense atmosphere, as disagreements among councilors — traditionally confined to complex economic interpreta... (more story)

Saipem–Subsea7 merger in Brazil sparks fears of price hikes in offshore market November 12, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The planned merger between Saipem and Subsea7 is raising alarms across Brazil’s offshore oil and gas sector, with operators and suppliers warning that reduced competition could drive up costs for subsea projects.

GTCR, Surmodics win in US court shows litigating the fix pays off November 11, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

A US judge on Monday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block the merger between GTCR and Surmodics — the first defeat of a merger challenge brought during President Donald Trump’s second term.  The ... (more story)