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Simplify notification-waiver form for dealmakers, Australian businesses say
A waiver process allowing deals that don’t raise competition concerns to avoid probes under Australia’s rigorous new merger regime is complex, ambiguous and require... (more story)
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JSW Steel's $2.37bn Bhushan Power deal cleared after Indian court reverses order
JSW Steel's $2.37 billion Bhushan Power & Steel takeover has cleared after India's top court made a sharp U-turn, reversing its liquidation order. The Supreme Court... (more story)
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Brazilian airlines Azul, Gol say merger talks have ended
After months of talks about combining their businesses, leading airlines Azul and Gol said during a public hearing that the deal, which would have created a new com... (more story)
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Brazil’s competition Tribunal has unanimously upheld the fast-track approval of Petroquímica Verde Fundo de Investimento em Participações’ acquisition of Braskem shares from NSP Investimento, rejecting an appe... (more story)
The Tribunal of Brazil’s competition authority publicly condemned sanctions imposed by the United States government on one of its council members, José Levi Mello do Amaral Júnior. The US government suspended ... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission granted GTCR BC Holdings and Surmodics' motion to continue its evidentiary hearing until Feb. 2, 2026. FTC complaint counsel did not oppose the motion.
Alcon and STAAR Surgical have received green light from the US antitrust authorities for their $1.5 billion deal, but the transaction still requires approval from China and Japan, among others. The companies c... (more story)
A waiver process allowing deals that don’t raise competition concerns to avoid probes under Australia’s rigorous new merger regime is complex, ambiguous and requires excessive information, according to the cou... (more story)
China issued its first standardized framework for merger filings on Monday, consolidating scattered guidances into a single official set of rules designed to bring predictability to the country's merger review... (more story)
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo and human-resources software provider Dayforce have filed paperwork with the US antitrust authorities for their $12.3 billion deal. The companies made a filing under the Hart-Sc... (more story)
China's antitrust regulator has conditionally approved Keysight Technologies' acquisition of Spirent Communications, requiring divestitures to address competition concerns in key technology-testing markets. Th... (more story)
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and German chemicals company Covestro are optimistic of overcoming EU subsidy concerns over their merger, MLex has learned. The companies intend to formally submit remedies befor... (more story)
UK competition authorities have sent fewer deals to full investigation so far this year, reflecting changes in the regulator’s review process as it looks to encourage investment. The Competition and Markets Au... (more story)
Cable companies like Charter Communications and Cox Communications don’t have the “gatekeeper” power they used to, as competition from fixed-wireless, satellite broadband and streaming services introduce new t... (more story)
South Korea’s competition regulator has, for the first time, treated data as a core competitive asset in a merger review. By imposing data-sharing restrictions on the Shinsegae-Alibaba joint venture, the Korea... (more story)
GTCR BC Holdings, Surmodics and the US Federal Trade Commission have each filed their findings of fact and conclusions of law with a federal judge in Illinois, disagreeing on whether the evidence presented at ... (more story)
French bank Crédit Mutuel is on track to complete its acquisition of German lender Oldenburgische Landesbank, representing a rare example of cross-border banking consolidation, something that EU institutions a... (more story)
The revamp of New Zealand’s aging competition laws was heralded by the country’s pro-business, center-right government as the most significant update in 20 years. However, the response to the recently announce... (more story)
The proposed merger between Subsea7 and Saipem, two of the world’s leading offshore engineering firms, faces antitrust scrutiny globally, but the stakes are particularly high in Brazil because of the limited n... (more story)