China's antitrust regulator fined state-backed Torch Group and private investment firm CDH Baifu 1.75 million yuan ($258,000) each for completing their takeover of condiment maker Jonjee Hi-Tech before obtaini... (more story)

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act stating that members of the FTC can only be removed for cause are "incompatible with the separation of powers enshrined in ... (more story)

Antitrust regulation is expected to have the most suppressive effect on merger and acquisition activity in the US moving forward, according to the 2026 Global M&A Trends and Risks Report by Norton Rose Fulbrig... (more story)

Paramount Skydance pressed its bid to dismiss with prejudice a consumer lawsuit challenging its completed merger with Skydance and a proposed merger with Warner Bros., telling a California federal court that t... (more story)

Energy services companies Saipem and Subsea7 received the European Commission's foreign subsidies approval for their intended merger, according to an update on the regulator's register of deals on Monday. The ... (more story)

A decision by the investigatory unit of the Brazilian competition authority to clear Saipem’s acquisition of Subsea7 will be appealed to the agency’s Tribunal, MLex has learned. A third interested party will c... (more story)

China's top merger-control regulator is reviewing the operation of its simplified merger review procedure, drawing on feedback from businesses, lawyers and academics as it evaluates the effectiveness of the sy... (more story)

Brazil’s competition watchdog is scrutinizing American Airlines’ proposed acquisition of an 8 percent stake in Azul Linhas Aéreas. The regulator has denied three third-party requests to participate in the review.