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Brazil CADE plans overhaul of merger rules, seeks to cut filings by up to half September 04, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The Administrative Council for Economic Defense plans to reduce the number of mergers subject to review in Brazil by up to half in the short term.  Leaders at the competition authority intend to raise merger-n... (more story)

China's SAMR names science ministry veteran as deputy head September 04, 2026 | Yonnex Li

China's State Administration for Market Regulation has added a senior official with science ministry experience, amid the authority's growing role in oversight of technology-driven markets. Pan Xiaodong, forme... (more story)

Brazil CADE Tribunal rejects Petrobras appeal over OceanPact-CBO merger approval September 03, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority unanimously approved Councilor José Levi Mello do Amaral's decision to reject Petrobras’ appeal against the unconditional approval of a merger between maritime services comp... (more story)

Claro, Desktop tell Brazil's CADE deal would reduce network infrastructure occupancy September 03, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Claro and Desktop, responding to an inquiry by the Brazilian competition authority as part of its merger review, said their deal would improve the saturation of networks on utility poles and in ducts, citing e... (more story)

Uniphar says Irish watchdog allows TouchStore integration step during review September 03, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

MLex Summary: Healthcare services provider Uniphar said the Irish competition authority has allowed it to migrate its 134 owned Hickey’s, McCauleys and Allcare stores to TouchStore's software platform while an... (more story)

Cervejaria Petrópolis, Imcopa fined for gun jumping in Brazil September 02, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition agency fined Cervejaria Petrópolis and Imcopa Group a combined 1.38 million reais for proceeding with their 2024 merger before notifying antitrust officials. The agency’s Tribunal una... (more story)

B3-CRDC deal cleared in Brazil, subject to merger-control agreement September 02, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

B3’s acquisition of credit-registry company CRDC was cleared by the Brazilian competition authority during its Wednesday ruling session. Completion of the transaction is subject to a merger-control agreement.

Private antitrust suits are complicating settlements, Belgian enforcer says September 02, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Companies have become more reluctant to settle competition cases as private enforcement expands, Belgian Competition Authority prosecutor Damien Gerard said. He also called for joint investigations between nat... (more story)

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Union Pacific disputes US need for competition enhancements to close merger September 03, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Curtis Eichelberger

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway are challenging the US Surface Transportation Board's authority to condition their proposed merger on measures intended to promote competition, arguing that ... (more story)

Nvidia's Hugging Face openness pledge identifies US, EU antitrust fault line September 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Andrew Boyce

Nvidia’s promise to preserve Hugging Face as an open, hardware-neutral platform anticipates what is likely to become the central issue in the antitrust reviews of its $12.93 billion acquisition: whether the do... (more story)

US CFIUS on-site mitigation inspections drop to historical average under Trump September 03, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Companies and investors subject to US national security agreements are facing fewer on-site inspections under President Donald Trump, as his administration scales back a Biden-era expansion of mitigation overs... (more story)

New EU merger approach's pro-scale promise faces early test with upcoming deals September 03, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

A string of transactions is set to test EU policymakers' claims that the bloc's new merger guidelines will aid dealmaking and help foster European companies with sufficient scale to invest in innovation, compe... (more story)

US FTC's oil-deal probes under Biden buoy consumers’ private price-fixing claims September 02, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

Biden-era US Federal Trade Commission investigations of the Exxon-Pioneer and Chevron-Hess merger deals have backed up private price-fixing claims brought by consumers against shale oil producers and two previ... (more story)

B3's portfolio power poses challenge for CRDC acquisition in Brazil September 01, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazilian stock exchange operator B3's acquisition of credit registry CRDC and a related partnership with the São Paulo Commercial Association are scheduled for a Wednesday vote in Brazil's competition Tribuna... (more story)

Kimberly-Clark-Kenvue deal raises EU concerns over ‘iconic brands’ concentration August 31, 2026 | Jean Comte

Kimberly-Clark is due to hear by Sept. 29 whether its $49 billion planned acquisition of Kenvue to create a global powerhouse in the personal care and hygiene market will require an in-depth probe by EU merger... (more story)

Recent European media merger reviews show watchdogs looking beyond market power August 31, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Germany's and Belgium's first media merger reviews under, or alongside, the European Media Freedom Act show Europe beginning to develop a new approach to media ownership concentration, complementing traditiona... (more story)