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Getty Images-Shutterstock prompts UK meeting, press concerns March 27, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority met with a UK press publisher who raised concerns about the $3.7 billion merger between Getty Images and Shutterstock. 

SAMR merger-penalty rules strike balance between strictness, leniency, cabinet advisor says March 27, 2025 | MLex Staff

Newly unveiled penalty scales for merger-control violations by China’s top competition regulator strike a balance between strictness and leniency, an advisor to China’s cabinet said. The guidelines introduce e... (more story)

Slaughter worried about fate of antitrust lawsuit against PBMs after her firing March 27, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who was recently fired as Federal Trade Commissioner, told US lawmakers today that she is worried about the fate of a lawsuit the FTC brought against pharmacy benefit managers as no si... (more story)

Revisions to HSR filing rules possible, US FTC Chairman Ferguson says March 25, 2025 | Wesley Brown

The US Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department could implement changes to HSR filing rules if it becomes clear that new information from merging parties is not useful, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson said. C... (more story)

US FTC Chairman Ferguson expects 'Humphrey’s Executor' to be overruled March 25, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Madeline Hughes

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson today defended President Donald Trump’s authority to oust two Democratic Party commissioners from the agency, saying they were removed “lawfully” while stat... (more story)

‘Dynamic’ effects of mergers to be probed in new EU competition study March 25, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

How mergers can affect innovation and companies’ incentives to invest is the subject of a new study being commissioned by the EU’s competition watchdog. The European Commission put out a tender today for an ex... (more story)

Drax-HEIT deal will need UK national security clearance March 25, 2025 | Jon Menon

Drax Group's acquisition of UK battery energy storage system investor Harmony Energy Income Trust is conditional on UK national security approval. The British power generation company agreed to buy HEIT for ab... (more story)

China to refine penalty scales for anticompetitive mergers as cases build March 25, 2025 | MLex Staff

China will develop detailed penalty scales for anticompetitive merger violations as it gains more experience with these types of cases, since the guidance released today only outlines principles-based rules fo... (more story)

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Potential Couche-Tard buy of 7-Eleven drawing unusual interest from US FTC March 26, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

The US Federal Trade Commission is tracking Alimentation Couche-Tard’s potential acquisition of the owner of 7-Eleven with unusual interest. Instead of waiting until a deal is in place, the agency has been in ... (more story)

Groundbreaking verdict clarifies China's merger-control benchmarks March 26, 2025 | Yonnex Li

In a pivotal ruling, a Chinese court has clarified that previous antitrust penalties do not prejudice the competition authority's assessment of new mergers. This judgment marks China's first judicial review of... (more story)

Grupo Atem-WPL deal faces third-party opposition in Brazil over market definition March 25, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Third parties have asked Brazil’s competition authority to block or heavily condition Grupo Atem’s proposed acquisition of WPL. Ipiranga, Vibra Energia and Petróleo Sabbá — the latter of which is part of the ... (more story)

US FTC, DOJ have looked beyond DC federal court for recent merger challenges March 21, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

US antitrust agencies have been filing fewer merger lawsuits in Washington, DC, which has increased trial expenses and tasked less-experienced courts with some of the federal government’s biggest, most sophist... (more story)

Democratic US FTC commissioners say firings undermine agency independence March 21, 2025 | Mike Swift

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are challenging their firings from the US Federal Trade Commission, saying President Trump's actions are illegal and potentially undermine the FTC's independent consum... (more story)

CK Hutchison may face multiple hurdles in China over BlackRock port deal March 20, 2025 | MLex Staff

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison may encounter a complex web of regulatory challenges in China as it seeks to divest port assets in a high-profile deal to a consortium spearheaded by BlackRock. The deal, which is sign... (more story)

US FTC commissioner firings threaten 'brand' before key constituency: judges March 20, 2025 | Mike Swift

The US Federal Trade Commission has many constituencies, but federal judges are one of the most important. A group of former FTC commissioners and agency officials who spoke to MLex about the unprecedented fir... (more story)

Trump firings at US FTC clear path for enforcement docket shake-up March 19, 2025 | Madeline Hughes, Chris May, Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

While the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission has always had broad discretion to open and close cases, there were internal checks and balances within the independent agency to keep tabs on the cases and f... (more story)