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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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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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China's top antitrust authority launched social-media accounts this week, as part of efforts to boost public engagement as competition law plays an expanding role in both domestic governance and Beijing's econ... (more story)
Australia’s competition watchdog has escalated Ampol’s proposed acquisition of EG Australia to a Phase 2 review, warning the deal could substantially lessen competition in retail fuel markets. The Australian C... (more story)
Netflix defended its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery assets to investors Tuesday, pointing to YouTube’s growing role as a full-scale television competitor and arguing that the transaction would ... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission is leaning on the revamped merger guidelines as it assesses mergers involving artificial intelligence. The 2023 merger guidelines are helping the agency make informed decisions ... (more story)
Germany’s special competition regime for digital platforms and France’s “economic dependency” rules are no longer at risk of disappearing under a mooted harmonization of European competition rules, the head of... (more story)
Universal Music Group is on track to secure EU approval for its takeover of Downtown after offering to sell the music services company’s royalties-collection platform Curve, MLex has learned.
Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery amended their merger agreement, making the $83 billion acquisition an all-cash deal, rather than a cash and stock offer. The new offer simplifies the structure and accelerate... (more story)
Italian defense business Leonardo has sought clearance from EU subsidy regulators for its €1.7 billion deal to buy the Iveco group’s defense unit, according to the European Commission. The deal comes as part o... (more story)
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Netflix has the board of Warner Brothers Discovery's support for its $82.7 billion acquisition offer and it is confident that antitrust enforcers won't apply a traditional market definition that leads to high ... (more story)
The scrapping of the panel system in the UK that oversees in-depth merger reviews and market probes will put more power in the hands of senior executives at the antitrust watchdog, raising the risk of increase... (more story)
Companies with links to China and US made up more than half of deals that were freighted with conditions to protect UK national security last year, as the UK navigates the need to seek economic trade gains but... (more story)
US state antitrust enforcers are in the early stages of examining the privacy implications of mergers and market competition.
When President Donald Trump promised to get involved in reviewing the sale of Warner Brothers Discovery, he was echoing the practice of some previous chief executives who played a role in the outcome of antitr... (more story)
China is trying to keep its solar supply chain globally competitive while curbing destructive price wars at home. That balancing act becomes harder when “price discipline” blurs the line between lawful adjustm... (more story)
When regional airlines Sun Country and Allegiant Travel announced their planned $1.5 billion merger on Sunday, the firms provided granular arguments about why and how their deal might benefit consumers, worker... (more story)
Expect Chinese-owned miner MMG to point to new ferronickel production coming to market, as it seeks to dispel EU competition concerns over its takeover of an Anglo American mine in Brazil. Merger investigators... (more story)