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Mergers and Acquisitions

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MSC subsidiary acquisition of Wilson Sons under review in Brazil January 10, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, has submitted a full-form notification to the Brazilian competition authority regarding its proposed 4.35 billion reais acqu... (more story)

Cantu-Drivesul tire market deal will get full-form review by Brazil's CADE January 10, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Cantu's proposed deal with Drivesul in the tire distribution and resale market will receive a full-form review from the Brazilian competition authority.

Amex GBT’s purchase of rival CWT challenged by US DOJ January 10, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski and Wesley Brown

American Express Global Business Travel Group’s proposed $570 million acquisition of a prominent competitor, CWT Holdings, has been challenged in a federal lawsuit announced today by the US Department of Justi... (more story)

Synopsys can buy Ansys with software divestments, EU regulator says January 10, 2025 | Natalie McNelis

US electronic design automation specialist Synopsys has received EU approval to acquire US simulation and analysis specialist Ansys after agreeing to a package of software-related divestments. The European Com... (more story)

Manufacturers, distributors queried in Brazil's Innova-Mais Films deal January 10, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

As part of its review of Videolar-Innova’s acquisition of Mais Films Holding and its subsidiaries, Polo Films Indústria e Comércio and Polo Films Importação, Exportação e Distribuição de Embalagens Plásticas, ... (more story)

Amex GBT, CWT say UK antitrust merger report is flawed January 10, 2025 | Jon Menon

American Express Global Business Travel Group said that the UK antitrust regulator’s review of its planned buyout of CWT Holdings is “flawed,” insisting that the deal would boost competition and should be able... (more story)

Italgas files 2i Rete Gas deal for EU foreign subsidy approval January 10, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Italian gas distributor Italgas has sought EU foreign subsidy clearance to buy its smaller rival 2i Rete Gas. The European Commission has set a Feb. 13 deadline to decide on the deal.

Spreadex appeals UK regulator’s veto of Sporting Index deal January 10, 2025 | Jon Menon

Spreadex has appealed against the UK antitrust regulator’s order to unwind its buyout of online sports betting rival Sporting Index, after the watchdog found that the deal would create a monopoly. Spreadex's c... (more story)

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Beyond Washington, 2025 looms as huge year in US data privacy January 09, 2025 | Mike Swift, Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes

When the first important privacy ruling of 2025 by a US federal judge landed this week — Google’s summary judgment loss in litigation alleging it illegally tracked users’ mobile web activities and app usage — ... (more story)

Canada competition agency uses rebuttal structural presumption for first time January 09, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Canada's Competition Bureau relied for the first time on a structural presumption provided in the new Competition Act to find RONA’s acquisition of All-Fab would be anticompetitive and needed to be remedied. T... (more story)

Grupo Bimbo-Wickbold deal’s geographic market focus of Brazil review January 09, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority's review of Grupo Bimbo’s acquisition of Wickbold will likely focus on whether the appropriate market definition is local or at the state level. Rival bread maker Pandurata,... (more story)

Mexico’s Cofece struggling to ensure probes continue until new authority takes over January 09, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The Mexican competition authority is struggling to guarantee the continuation of its investigations, as its budget was slashed as part of antitrust reforms, before a new authority takes over. A significant dec... (more story)

UnitedHealth, Amedisys have second chance to pitch a better divestiture January 08, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski

UnitedHealth and Amedisys have ditched VitalCaring as a buyer of assets they would sell to resolve concerns about their deal, but the companies can still convince a judge that a new buyer will be suitable now ... (more story)

Nippon Steel, US Steel's fight for 'due process' has legs, but win wouldn't clear deal January 08, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

In Nippon Steel and US Steel's lawsuit claiming the US government violated their constitutional right to due process, there's a key question: When does a US president’s discretion become so broad — vague even ... (more story)

Big Tech braces for impact of UK’s tougher new merger-control regime January 08, 2025 | Jon Menon

Major tech companies face fresh UK merger-control rules this year, with the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act now in effect. It gives the regulator greater flexibility in tackling deals by digital... (more story)

EU merger remedies often give local companies a leg-up; expect more of that January 08, 2025 | Natalie McNelis and Nicholas Hirst

European companies are often the winners when the EU’s merger regulator obtains commitments to divest assets as a condition for approving a deal — for instance, in the railroad sector. As the European Commissi... (more story)