This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager.
Dismiss

Mergers and Acquisitions

Insight View More

Azul-Gol codeshare agreement under review by Brazil CADE Tribunal over gun-jumping April 23, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The Tribunal of the Brazilian competition authority has unanimously accepted a request to review a codeshare agreement between airlines Gol and Azul over their failure to notify the agency of their deal. The f... (more story)

US settlement talks begin in UnitedHealth-Amedisys merger case April 23, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

UnitedHealth and Amedisys have entered into talks with US federal and state plaintiffs to resolve a lawsuit filed to stop the companies' merger, MLex has learned.

BAE, Leonardo, JAIEC seek EU clearance for combat aircraft JV April 23, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement have requested EU approval to jointly develop “next generation” military aircraft for the Global Combat Air Programme, an international partnersh... (more story)

Foodstuffs warns New Zealand antitrust law changes could chill merger activities April 23, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

New Zealand’s largest grocery retailers, Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island, have urged the government to maintain the country’s merger laws’ current thresholds, warning that any change to the... (more story)

Bharat Forge gets conditional approval to acquire American Axle's Indian arm April 23, 2025 | Freny Patel

Bharat Forge has received conditional approval to acquire American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings' Indian subsidiary, AAM India Manufacturing, a key player in commercial-vehicle axles. The Competition Commissio... (more story)

Kingspan loses EU court dispute over file access in Trimo deal April 22, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Kingspan has seen EU judges reject a legal challenge over information held by the European Commission in its review of an abandoned merger with Trimo. The lower-tier General Court rejected the appeal as inadmi... (more story)

Global Payments-Worldpay deal needs US, EU, UK approvals April 22, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Global Payments has said it needs competition approvals in the US, EU and UK before it can complete its takeover of Worldpay. The US payments company announced the $24.25 billion deal last week, saying it woul... (more story)

After Capital One-Discover’s US approval, California AG vows to fight unlawful mergers April 21, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Following last week's federal regulatory approval of Capital One's acquisition of Discover, the California Attorney General's office said "further consolidation in markets that are central to American economic... (more story)

Comment View More

Former Omnicom-IPG alliance in spotlight as US FTC reviews merger April 16, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Global advertising agencies Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, which are trying to combine in a deal that faces scrutiny from the US Federal Trade Commission, were founding members of a now-defunct ad indust... (more story)

Petlove faces hurdles to involvement in Brazilian pet care deal due to contradictions April 15, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Petz and Cobasi’s main rival has made a second effort to participate in the deal review, arguing to Brazil’s competition watchdog that the deal is harmful to a fair competition environment. But the two merging... (more story)

Dealmakers eying EU M&A get stark warning in subsidy review of UAE telecom buyout April 14, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

The European M&A landscape for companies backed by foreign states looks more complicated, in light of newly published documents that show the dealmaking of UAE telecom operator Etisalat — known as e& — will fa... (more story)

British Steel rescue points to harder UK scrutiny of sensitive China deals April 14, 2025 | Jon Menon

British Steel’s rescue with the emergency passage of new law on Saturday signals a harder line in the UK government's vetting of buyouts involving Chinese companies in sensitive areas of the economy. The gover... (more story)

Carver's exit hits Australian antitrust regulator at a sensitive time for enforcement April 14, 2025 | James Panichi

Last’s week’s decision of key antitrust official Liza Carver to return to private practice was announced at a delicate time for the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, which appears to be close to an... (more story)

Meta-FTC US court clash over Instagram, WhatsApp deals set to begin April 11, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

When Meta Platforms and the US Federal Trade Commission face off over the next two to three months in a high-stakes antitrust trial, the onus of proving that the social media giant has monopoly power will be o... (more story)

Big Tech 'censorship' in antitrust crosshairs of Trump’s 'free speech warriors' April 10, 2025 | Chris May

Big Tech gatekeepers are subject to antitrust liability if they inappropriately exercise control over social media platforms and other fora for public discussion, top US Department of Justice and Federal Trade... (more story)

Antitrust observers confront uncertainty at global conference in US April 09, 2025 | Chris May and Alex Wilts

Confident predictions about the future of US competition law enforcement were in short supply during America’s biggest annual assembly of antitrust practitioners last week in Washington, DC.