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Asiana faces fresh South Korean probe over possible breach of merger conditions
Asiana Airlines is facing renewed scrutiny from South Korea’s competition watchdog, which has carried out a dawn raid to examine whether the carrier violated merger... (more story)
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Fired enforcer notes 'battle lines' between US DOJ chief of staff, antitrust chief
Roger Alford, who was fired from the US Department of Justice last month, has described in stark terms the split he sees in the DOJ over the handling of mergers and... (more story)
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Trump enforcers distance themselves from Biden-era antitrust enforcement
Gail Slater and the rest of the Trump administration are charting a path in antitrust enforcement that is becoming increasingly clear. "We can call it MAGA Antitrus... (more story)
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Luxembourg-based Ferrero Group’s $3.1 billion bid to acquire WK Kellogg Co. received clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission, the agency announced. The deal, which adds breakfast offerings to Ferrero’s ... (more story)
Miner MMG says it is preparing to refile its intended acquisition of some Anglo American assets for EU clearance, after a first attempt was withdrawn because of how it had been filed. The deal was notified in ... (more story)
The request by Asahi to sign a lease deal to establish a warehouse in Melbourne’s west has been approved swiftly by Australia’s competition watchdog under the new merger regime, suggesting similar deals are li... (more story)
The planned merger between Torrent Pharmaceuticals and J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals requires approval from South Africa's Competition Commission, in addition to that of the Indian watchdog. This is due to ... (more story)
GTCR and Surmodics wanted to settle their antitrust case with the US Federal Trade Commission through mediation, but talks came to an end the afternoon of Aug. 22, MLex has learned.
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has lashed out at an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its takeover of struggling German chemical company Covestro, saying red-tape and delays could scupper the deal. The Europea... (more story)
Asiana Airlines is facing renewed scrutiny from South Korea’s competition watchdog, which has carried out a dawn raid to examine whether the carrier violated merger conditions imposed as part of its tie-up wit... (more story)
Submitting extensive upfront information to the competition regulator about an acquisition will ensure an “efficient and effective” merger notification waiver process, the Australian government said. In a stat... (more story)
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks told Biden and Trump administration antitrust enforcers that their deal should be favored for its benefits to national security, and ultimately, the Trump admini... (more story)
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern moved a step closer to sealing their $85 billion merger after President Trump dismissed Robert Primus, a Democratic member of the Surface Transportation Board who had opposed... (more story)
Media mergers in the EU are now exposed to a media plurality test that goes beyond competition law to assess influence on public opinion, editorial independence and financial sustainability. The European Commi... (more story)
An acquisition by the UK’s largest student lodgings provider of a smaller rival looks likely to be studied by the country’s antitrust regulator. Unite Group, which already owns around a quarter of all student ... (more story)
The conditions imposed on the takeover of Just Eat Takeaway.com by Dutch technology investment group Prosus confirm a message that has sounded loudly in recent months: Europe's competition authorities are skep... (more story)
EchoStar’s sale of $23 billion in spectrum to AT&T could satisfy concerns about maximizing opportunities for providing wireless service, but it also raises questions about consolidation among the Big Three ser... (more story)
Disney’s agreement with the National Football League — which grants the NFL a 10 percent stake in ESPN in exchange for NFL Network and other media assets — is likely to draw antitrust scrutiny because of Disne... (more story)
Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern would be the biggest railroad merger ever and has become the subject of great analysis and public debate. But to the regulators reviewing th... (more story)