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Booking and EU regulator clash in court over evidence for Etraveli deal veto July 09, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

EU judges quizzed Booking and the European Commission today over the evidence it used to block the online travel agent’s bid for Etraveli, drilling down into what made the latter’s platform “unique” and likely... (more story)

Australian antitrust regulator, competition tribunal gear up for new merger regime July 09, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

While Australia’s mandatory, suspensory merger regime came into effect on a voluntary basis from July 1, the country’s competition regulator is continuing to update its guidance designed to help businesses man... (more story)

Booking's EU court fight over Etraveli deal veto examines enforcers' evidence July 08, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Booking told EU judges today that merger enforcers incorrectly vetoed its takeover of Etraveli as they didn’t show enough evidence to prove it would harm competition. As well as arguing at the General Court th... (more story)

Booking and EU merger regulators spar over ‘counterfactual’ July 08, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Booking argued in court today that EU regulators wrongly blocked its takeover of flight-booking service Etraveli based on a speculative “counterfactual” that predicted that the online travel giant would sell “... (more story)

HPE, Juniper told DOJ national security interests supported settlement July 08, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks told the US Department of Justice that national security interests supported a settlement that would allow the companies to merge, according to a court filing. T... (more story)

Sintokogio-Elastikos deal sent to Brazil’s CADE Tribunal for settlement July 08, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Officials at the Brazilian competition authority have recommended that Japanese machinery maker Sintokogio’s proposed acquisition of French metal abrasives supplier Elastikos be approved with conditions. The d... (more story)

Booking urges EU judges to strike down ‘radical’ veto against Etraveli takeover July 08, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Booking and Etraveli clashed in court today with EU merger regulators over their 2023 decision to veto a merger between the two online travel services. A lawyer for Booking described the watchdog’s theory as “... (more story)

Dutch antitrust chief calls for more scrutiny of cloud services, small mergers July 08, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

The Autoriteit Consument & Markt, the Netherlands’ antitrust regulator, is calling on political parties to consider new ways to tackle powerful cloud services, small acquisitions and distortions of competition... (more story)

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SES, Intelsat clear major hurdle with US Team Telecom approval July 09, 2025 | Flavia Fortes, Wesley Brown

Luxembourgish satellite company SES and Intelsat, a Luxembourgish-American company that provides satellite services, have received conditional approval from Team Telecom, clearing a major hurdle for completing... (more story)

In Grupo Atem-WPL deal appeal, Brazil CADE's Tribunal will also look at past conduct July 08, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Ipiranga, Vibra and Petroleo Sabbá have each filed appeals against the approval by the Brazilian competition authority’s investigatory unit of Grupo Atem’s acquisition of river transporter WPL. The agency’s Tr... (more story)

Will UK catch more deals in broad reach of national security? July 04, 2025 | Jon Menon

One year after Labour came to power, fresh policy plans suggest that the UK government might be giving itself leeway for wider intervention in mergers to protect economic interests and enable domestic business... (more story)

US FTC's Omnicom decree signals war on ad boycotts; critics question motives July 03, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Global ad agency holding companies Omnicom and Interpublic secured authorization from the US Federal Trade Commission for their proposed merger by making a novel behavioral commitment — a promise not to engage... (more story)

US Supreme Court’s nationwide injunction opinion impacts agency rulemaking July 03, 2025 | Khushita Vasant, Sam Rubenfeld and Mike Swift

A US Supreme Court opinion that federal court judges lack authority to impose universal injunctions won't stop those judges from issuing injunctions in data privacy disputes or run-of-the-mill antitrust cases ... (more story)

TikTok awaits resolution to US-China trade standoff July 03, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A deal to spin off TikTok’s US social media platform to American investors could come soon after a trade deal with China is finalized. The company and the Trump administration have had a deal in place with pri... (more story)

Colorado continues trend for broad state antitrust enforcement with 'mini-HSR' law July 03, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Wesley Brown

Colorado enacted last month the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act, a law requiring companies to notify their deals from all industries to the state, making it the second state to enact a broad, ind... (more story)

HPE-Juniper tailored remedy with US DOJ offers template for future AI, IP deals July 02, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The recent settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks shows US antitrust officials are open to cut a deal at any stage of the process and with unique solutions, such as a hybrid remedy tha... (more story)