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Facebook was 'not easy' to copy due to network effects, former Google+ executive says May 16, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Facebook had massive penetration among social media users and network effects that gave the social media platform an advantage over other rivals which was “not easy” for Google+ to copy, a former Google execut... (more story)

TIM-Telefônica network sharing deal recommended for conditional approval in Brazil May 15, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority's Superintendence recommended the conditional approval of a network-sharing agreement between telecom firms TIM and Telefônica. Presented as amendments to two previously app... (more story)

US FTC faces further cuts to fix 'bloated' spending, Ferguson tells Congress May 15, 2025 | Mike Swift

The US Federal Trade Commission is cutting its workforce by about 200 employees, or 15 percent, to rein in "bloated" overspending that pushed its workforce over 1,300 employees following a "two-year hiring spr... (more story)

Unicredit-Banco BPM sees EU review lengthen due to national request May 15, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Andrew Boyce

The EU review of Italian bank UniCredit’s plan to buy national rival Banco BPM has been extended by two weeks, to June 19, after a national authority asked the European Commission to transfer the probe. The It... (more story)

US FTC won’t be roadblock to M&A transactions, Ferguson says May 15, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission said the agency won’t stand in the way of mergers and acquisitions and will focus on assessing a deal’s risk to competition as quickly as possible. Andrew Fergus... (more story)

EU countries aim to reach deal on foreign investment screening rules in June May 15, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

EU countries are nearing agreement on their position for the foreign direct investment screening revamp, with June set as the target deadline. Poland, chairing talks until next month’s end, is optimistic about... (more story)

Greencore 'confident' Bakkavor food deal will pass initial UK merger probe May 15, 2025 | Jon Menon

Greencore has indicated that its 1.2 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) acquisition of Bakkavor Group in the convenience food sector will be probed by the UK antitrust watchdog, though it anticipates only an initial... (more story)

Adnoc seeks EU foreign subsidy clearance for Covestro deal May 15, 2025 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has sought EU foreign subsidy approval for its plan to take over German chemicals group Covestro, MLex has learned. The European Commission will now have 25 working days to decid... (more story)

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UK merger law changes expected to shrink regulator’s room for maneuver May 15, 2025 | Jon Menon

Coming changes to merger law in the UK will formally restrict the competition regulator’s ability to block deals and cement a less interventionist approach more broadly, in line with the Labour government's do... (more story)

Australian minister says competition will play a part in boosting productivity May 15, 2025 | James Panichi

Andrew Leigh has been reappointed as Australia’s competition minister, with added responsibility for boosting the workforce’s weak productivity gains in recent years. In an interview with MLex, Leigh said stro... (more story)

US FTC's Meador advocates 'down the middle' antitrust enforcement May 14, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

US Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador described his competition law enforcement philosophy as “neutral and fair,” meaning neither hostile nor obsequious toward business. Meador promised to find a middle gr... (more story)

Microsoft-Activision US appeal ruling cements hurdle for vertical merger challenges May 14, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

A federal appeals court ruling last week in favor of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision underscores the obstacles to contesting vertical mergers in US courts. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit d... (more story)

Vivendi and EU Commission set to clash in court over gun-jumping evidence demands May 13, 2025 | Jean Comte and Nicholas Hirst

Vivendi will likely tells EU judges tomorrow that protections for the press over keeping sources confidential must prevent EU investigators probing an alleged breach of merger rules from demanding its journali... (more story)

Nokia-Infinera deal has tips for making innovation arguments in EU merger reviews May 12, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Finnish technology champion Nokia told the EU merger regulator that buying rival Infinera would create the necessary scale to innovate and stay competitive against US and Chinese rivals — an argument that poli... (more story)

A hundred days into US FTC under new chairman, don't call leadership regulators May 09, 2025 | Mike Swift and Ilana Kowarski

Last week marked 100 days since the start of Andrew Ferguson’s leadership of the US Federal Trade Commission, and while the new chairman has frequently talked the talk of a full-throated Trump populist, the wa... (more story)

Azul-Gol codeshare probe should offer a preview of how their deal will be reviewed May 08, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian competition authority is reviewing a codeshare agreement between Azul Linhas Aereas and Gol Linhas Aereas for a second time after the agency’s Tribunal raised concerns about a potential gun jumpi... (more story)