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Fired US FTC commissioners clash with DOJ attorney May 20, 2025 | Claude Marx

Lawyers for former Democratic US Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter clashed in federal court today with a Department of Justice lawyer over the legality of their firing by Presid... (more story)

Microsoft-Activision administrative evidentiary hearing pushed to July 21 May 20, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

An evidentiary hearing in the Microsoft-Activision administrative case before the US Federal Trade Commission has been postponed to July 21, following a joint motion from the parties. The commission approved t... (more story)

Topps Tiles racked up GBP1.6 million of costs for UK deal probe May 20, 2025 | Jon Menon

Topps Tiles, the UK’s largest specialist tile retailer, said that it spent 1.6 million pounds on legal and economist advisory fees in relation to an antitrust probe of its acquisition of smaller peer CTD Tiles... (more story)

Opponents to T-Mobile-UScellular deal meet with US FCC advisor, suggest remedies May 19, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Representatives of a coalition of unions, telecom providers, and business and consumer advocacy groups opposing T-Mobile's planned acquisition of UScellular met with a policy advisor for US Federal Communicati... (more story)

Prosus-Just Eat Takeaway deal receives green light in UK, Canada May 19, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Prosus has received the go-ahead from UK competition regulators for its plan to take over European food delivery platform Just Eat Takeaway.com, as well as Canadian clearance, it said today. Prosus, which owns... (more story)

EU, UK finalize talks on new antitrust cooperation deal May 19, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Antitrust watchdogs in the EU and the UK will soon be able to work together more closely after negotiators concluded talks on a formal cooperation deal. A summit today confirmed an end to negotiations that sta... (more story)

Possible Grab, GoTo merger sparks protest from Indonesian driver unions May 19, 2025 | Roffie Kurniawan

Indonesia’s transport workers are calling on the country’s antitrust agency to block any potential merger between super app platforms Grab and GoTo, warning that such a deal would create a monopoly in the onli... (more story)

Mars files Kellanova takeover for EU competition approval May 19, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Mars has filed its $35.9 billion takeover of snack maker Kellanova for EU competition approval. The European Commission has set a June 25 deadline to decide on the deal.

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Nippon Steel commits to invest at least $11 billion in US Steel if deal approved May 19, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A commitment by Nippon Steel to invest $11 billion through 2028 in an effort to gain US approval for its merger with US Steel came after discussions with the Trump administration, but no agreement was reached ... (more story)

Assura bidding battle puts focus on likelihood of UK merger approval May 19, 2025 | Jon Menon

A bidding battle for Assura, a UK real estate company that invests in doctors’ clinics, has brought the potential involvement of the UK antitrust regulator to the fore. Primary Health Properties on Friday rais... (more story)

Verizon US FCC clearance shows how culture war shapes Trump merger reviews May 16, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Telecom giant Verizon Communications’ proposed $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications was cleared today by the US Federal Communications Commission after a lengthy review. The FCC published its off... (more story)

DICK’s, Foot Locker both sell footwear, but overlap is limited May 16, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wes Brown

DICK's Sporting Goods is a US sporting equipment retailer selling everything from bikes and water bottles to golf clubs and footwear, while Foot Locker is a global retailer that gets almost all its revenue fro... (more story)

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)