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China’s Maple Armor gets UK security order for Fireblitz deal May 22, 2025 | Jon Menon

China-owned Maple Armor Group has gained clearance to acquire Fireblitz — a UK fire extinguisher and detection company — with several conditions designed to prevent security threats following a government revi... (more story)

Milk giants Arla and DMK aiming for EU merger filing around June 19 May 22, 2025 | Jean Comte

Milk cooperatives Arla and DMK aim to notify their merger to the EU regulator around June 19, following approval by their respective boards. They hope to get "clarity on the regulatory approvals" by the end of... (more story)

Honeywell’s catalyst deal needs antitrust clearance in UK, US, China May 22, 2025 | Jon Menon

Honeywell International’s 1.8 billion-pound acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s catalyst unit will need antitrust approvals in countries including the UK, US and China. The UK-listed chemicals company agreed to s... (more story)

Don't play games on remedies notification, Australian official warns dealmakers May 22, 2025 | James Panichi

Dealmakers planning to horse trade with the regulator by offering “piecemeal” remedies under Australia’s new mandatory and suspensory merger regime could see their deals delayed as the review escalates to an i... (more story)

Instagram purchase a 'grand slam home run' by Meta, expert tells US trial May 22, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Instagram would not have been as successful as it is today had it not been acquired by Meta Platform in 2012, an economic expert for the tech giant testified today while arguing that the US Federal Trade Commi... (more story)

Mars, Kellanova tout snack bars as distinctive offerings May 21, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Mars and Kellanova are telling antitrust regulators across the globe reviewing their $35.9 billion deal that they only compete globally in the market for snack bars, but that their offerings are differentiated... (more story)

Businesses, lawyers warn of Australia's 'problematic' merger-law guidance May 21, 2025 | James Panichi

Tech giants including Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta Platforms have slammed as “problematic” merger-law guidance issued by the Australian government, which the companies said was unclear about when the laws ap... (more story)

Fired US FTC commissioners clash with DOJ attorney May 20, 2025 | Claude Marx

Lawyers for former Democratic US Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter clashed in federal court today with a Department of Justice lawyer over the legality of their firing by Presid... (more story)

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Mars to rebut EU retailers' Kellanova deal fears by arguing it lacks market power May 22, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

An EU probe into Mars' $36 billion takeover of snacks maker Kellanova, now formally under way after months of pre-notification talks, is expected to center on “conglomerate” concerns that the US food giant cou... (more story)

Constellation-Calpine deal queries from US DOJ, FERC focus on data, math May 21, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

US federal subpoenas about Constellation Energy’s plan to buy rival power producer Calpine Corp. have included numerous detailed questions about pricing statistics and economic forecasts. These inquiry letters... (more story)

Nippon Steel commits to invest at least $11 billion in US Steel if deal approved May 19, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A commitment by Nippon Steel to invest $11 billion through 2028 in an effort to gain US approval for its merger with US Steel came after discussions with the Trump administration, but no agreement was reached ... (more story)

Assura bidding battle puts focus on likelihood of UK merger approval May 19, 2025 | Jon Menon

A bidding battle for Assura, a UK real estate company that invests in doctors’ clinics, has brought the potential involvement of the UK antitrust regulator to the fore. Primary Health Properties on Friday rais... (more story)

Verizon US FCC clearance shows how culture war shapes Trump merger reviews May 16, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Telecom giant Verizon Communications’ proposed $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications was cleared today by the US Federal Communications Commission after a lengthy review. The FCC published its off... (more story)

DICK’s, Foot Locker both sell footwear, but overlap is limited May 16, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wes Brown

DICK's Sporting Goods is a US sporting equipment retailer selling everything from bikes and water bottles to golf clubs and footwear, while Foot Locker is a global retailer that gets almost all its revenue fro... (more story)

UK merger law changes expected to shrink regulator’s room for maneuver May 15, 2025 | Jon Menon

Coming changes to merger law in the UK will formally restrict the competition regulator’s ability to block deals and cement a less interventionist approach more broadly, in line with the Labour government's do... (more story)

Australian minister says competition will play a part in boosting productivity May 15, 2025 | James Panichi

Andrew Leigh has been reappointed as Australia’s competition minister, with added responsibility for boosting the workforce’s weak productivity gains in recent years. In an interview with MLex, Leigh said stro... (more story)