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Tving, Wavve win conditional approval in South Korea for executive overlap June 10, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Tving and Wavve, two of South Korea’s major homegrown streaming platforms, have secured conditional approval from the country’s competition regulator to proceed with an executive overlap arrangement, following... (more story)

Fired US FTC Commissioner Bedoya resigns from agency, but suit continues June 09, 2025 | Dwight A. Weingarten

After nearly two months of litigation, Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, one of two Democrats who were removed from the US Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump this year, said he is resigning his post ... (more story)

Clickbus acquisition of TOTVS tech subsidiary under review in Brazil June 09, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority is reviewing the proposed acquisition of RJ Participações, owned by TOTVS, by Clickbus, a digital platform for intercity bus ticketing.

Qualcomm’s buyout of Alphawave needs clearances in several countries June 09, 2025 | Jon Menon

Qualcomm’s planned acquisition of Alphawave IP Group will need antitrust approval in the US, Germany, South Korea, China and Canada, and national security clearance in the UK. The US company has agreed to buy ... (more story)

United Steelworkers seeks details of Nippon Steel, US Steel ‘partnership’ June 06, 2025 | Wesley Brown

The United Steelworkers union sent an information request to US Steel, seeking details of the company’s deal with Nippon Steel, according to a letter from leadership. President Donald Trump announced on May 23... (more story)

China flags security risks in foreign-invested patent database players June 06, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's antitrust regulator has identified risks in the country's patent database sector, warning that rising foreign investment in crucial intellectual property infrastructure threatens the country's technolo... (more story)

US FTC eager to find ‘solutions’ to M&A antitrust concerns, Holyoak says June 05, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Merging parties that come to the US Federal Trade Commission with “robust divestiture proposals” will be met halfway by officials who “look forward to engaging and identifying solutions when possible,” FTC Com... (more story)

US Supreme Court drops case over class certification standards June 05, 2025 | Chris May

The US Supreme Court backtracked today on its decision to take up a dispute involving class certification standards, leaving intact an appeals court decision that dissenting Justice Brett Kavanaugh said is “in... (more story)

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Unimed Cascavel, Policlínica question CADE Superintendence's deal block in Brazil June 09, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Unimed Cascavel and Hospital Policlínica said their proposed transaction would reinforce the existing vertical integration between Unimed Cascavel’s medical-hospital health plans and the general hospital servi... (more story)

Qualcomm’s second grab for Autotalks highlights shift in global merger scrutiny June 06, 2025 | Andrew Boyce and Lewis Crofts

Qualcomm’s completion of its Autotalks acquisition, apparently without a squeak from regulators, shows the changed climate for dealmaking little more than a year on from the US chipmaker abandoning its first a... (more story)

US Supreme Court has opportunity to take up rule of reason standard for joint ventures June 05, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The stage is set for the US Supreme Court to decide whether to take up American Airlines’ request to review a lower court ruling on its joint venture with JetBlue — a case that could clarify the application of... (more story)

Keysight divestiture for US DOJ mirrors FTC's remedy for Synopsys June 03, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Keysight Technologies, a network testing hardware and software provider, and acquisition target Spirent Communications reached a divestiture settlement with the US Department of Justice regarding their $1.5 bi... (more story)

Charter-Cox US antitrust review to focus on broadband, retransmission fees, buildout May 29, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

The US Department of Justice’s antitrust review of Charter Communications’ proposed $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications will likely be decided by competition among broadband providers. The Federal ... (more story)

US FTC’s Synopsys-Ansys settlement marks return of traditional approach to remedies May 29, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it will allow Synopsys to proceed with its acquisition of Ansys after accepting divestitures aimed at preserving market competition — signaling a return... (more story)

UniCredit again tests EU governments' appetite for banking consolidation May 28, 2025 | Jean Comte

Italian lender UniCredit's announcement today that it will double its stake in Alpha Bank received a nod from the Greek government — a stark contrast to Germany's critical reaction over UniCredit's recent offe... (more story)

Don't weaken antitrust agency, Indonesian law practitioners urge government May 28, 2025 | Roffie Kuniawan

Indonesia’s decision to reduce funding to the country’s antitrust watchdog has sparked a backlash from local observers and practitioners, who say the cuts may signal a lack of commitment from the government to... (more story)