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US FTC sues to block deal that would combine Loctite, Liquid Nails December 11, 2025 | Wesley Brown

The US Federal Trade Commission sued to block Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, the manufacturer of Loctite, from acquiring competitor Liquid Nails from private equity firm American Industrial Partners, alleging the deal ... (more story)

HPE says states’ requested hold-separate would split fully integrated Juniper December 11, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has urged a California federal judge to reject a coalition of state attorneys general seeking a post-closing hold-separate order for HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks, warning th... (more story)

Paramount claims greater value, certainty, faster completion path for WBD buy December 11, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Paramount expands on why its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery offers a more certain, better-funded, and faster path to completion than Netflix’s competing proposal, outlining its case in a series of frequently a... (more story)

Saipem and Subsea7 notify merger in Turkey December 11, 2025 | Jean Comte

Energy services companies Saipem and Subsea7 have notified their intended tie-up with the Turkish competition authority, the regulator told MLex.

Coeuré warns against granting legal privilege to in-house lawyers December 11, 2025 | Jean Comte

Benoît Cœuré, the chair of the French competition authority, has expressed concerns on a draft French law that would grant confidentiality to opinions from in-house corporate counsels. The draft text foresees ... (more story)

Easier efficiency claims will reinforce EU competition policy, Coeuré says December 11, 2025 | Jean Comte

Allowing for an easier use of efficiency claims is the best way to have a competition policy supportive of Europe's competitiveness and sovereignty, the chair of the French competition authority told national ... (more story)

EU investment-screening overhaul agreed with tighter, mandatory scope December 11, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

The EU’s foreign direct investment screening revamp has reached a political conclusion, with agreement on introducing mandatory minimum checks for all member states and expanding scrutiny to sensitive technolo... (more story)

Indonesia's antitrust chief issues stern warning over rumored GoTo–Grab merger December 11, 2025 | Roffie Kuniawan

Indonesia’s antitrust chief has issued his strongest warning yet over the rumored GoTo–Grab merger, telling the companies and state investment holding company Danantara that the regulator can cancel any deal f... (more story)

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Third-party testimony could turn tide in US FTC’s challenge of Edwards-JenaValve December 11, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Third-party testimony piecing together the market for transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices in the United States, much of which was sealed during trial, could be key in the US Federal Trade Commission... (more story)

HPE, US DOJ, states clash over scope of Tunney Act review December 10, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

A joint case management statement filed by the US Department of Justice, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a coalition of 12 states and the District of Columbia reveals a sharp divide between how they think a federa... (more story)

Squid Game of Thrones, other Netflix-Warner Bros. merged IP scenarios December 10, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

News that Netflix won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has drawn the ire of Hollywood elite, piqued the interest of US President Donald Trump and prompted a sizable counteroffer from Paramount Skydan... (more story)

Netflix could argue Paramount’s higher WBD bid misstates market shares, risks December 09, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have until just before Christmas to decide whether Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid for the company is too risky and if they should accept Paramount’s offer of $108 billion. W... (more story)

Constellation case shows US focus on antitrust in consumer necessities December 08, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Action by US government authorities against the merger of the Constellation Energy and Calpine power companies demonstrate a focus on the monopolization of nondiscretionary budget staples such as electricity.

UPM-Sappi venture tests EU regulator’s view of high shares in declining markets December 08, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

UPM-Kymmene and Sappi’s €1.42 billion plan to combine their graphic-paper businesses in a joint venture is the latest in a string of deals that will test how EU competition regulators view high market shares i... (more story)

Netflix-WB merger agreement clauses highlight intense, expected antitrust risk December 05, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The merger agreement between Netflix and Warner Bros. for their proposed $82.7 billion deal has key provisions that point to the intense antitrust risk the companies expect to face, embedding unusually expansi... (more story)

EU Commission bets on consolidation to power up capital markets December 04, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Scaling up EU market infrastructures and the asset-management sector is seen by the bloc's executive arm as essential for achieving more competitive capital markets. To support this vision, the European Commis... (more story)