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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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Some US states could initiate antitrust lawsuits without collaboration from federal enforcement agencies as certain attorneys general distance themselves from the Trump White House in the backdrop of competiti... (more story)
Unimed Blumenau's proposed acquisition of Hospital Santa Catarina will finally be reviewed in Brazil after months of dispute between the companies and the country’s competition authority.
The US Department of Justice will require Stone Canyon Industries, the owner of Reddy Ice, and Chill Parent Holdco, the owner of Arctic Glacier, to divest assets in five states to resolve antitrust concerns ov... (more story)
Where US states’ antitrust enforcement priorities diverge from those of federal agencies, states will go it alone in the future, said New York Assistant Attorney General Morgan Feder, citing major pending cases.
AkzoNobel has said it met with EU competition investigators last week to set out the case for its merger with Axalta Coating Systems. The Dutch paint and coatings maker said the deal would bring together “real... (more story)
Manufacturing led all industries in China's 2025 merger reviews, accounting for 247 of 687 unconditionally approved cases, as the regulator recorded a 9.8 percent increase in total reviews compared to 2024, re... (more story)
Coles Group’s proposed leasehold acquisition of a supermarket and liquor site in the state of Western Australia has been referred to a Phase 2 review under Australia’s new mandatory merger regime after the com... (more story)
State officials throughout the US have grown eager to exercise their merger control authority, so much so that state governments are increasingly receptive to the possibility of solo merger litigation that doe... (more story)
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Private-equity-backed healthcare firm Sevita and its publicly traded acquisition target, BrightSpring Health Services, ratified a merger antitrust consent decree Friday with the US Federal Trade Commission to ... (more story)
Netflix is hoping to persuade EU regulators that its Warner Bros Discovery bid raises no competition concerns due to rivalry from free-to-air broadcasters and the exploding popularity of YouTube. But by the ti... (more story)
A decision by a Washington, DC, federal judge that effectively killed Edwards Lifesciences’ proposed acquisition of JenaValve Technology sets an important precedent that harm can be found in markets before pro... (more story)
A €1.42 billion ($1.67 billion) plan by Finland’s UPM and South African rival Sappi to merge their graphic paper businesses looks set to be a key test of whether EU merger officials can consider the impact of ... (more story)
Japan is considering expanding foreign investment screening to cover indirect acquisitions of Japanese companies, aligning its rules more closely with other industrialized economies amid rising economic securi... (more story)
The new TikTok USDS joint venture is emphasizing security as it announces its new ownership structure after a years-long attempt to force the company to divest from Chinese ownership, which ultimately succeede... (more story)
While US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency is “looking at” its authority to change the national television ownership cap of 39 percent, textualism could play a key role. T... (more story)
The Oscars, the awards the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences passes out each year to honor Hollywood’s best performances, finds itself at the center of a federal antitrust debate that could be critic... (more story)