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Creating ‘European champions’ by weakening competition can backfire, Mundt says
Governments should beware of creating “European champion” businesses through the “weakening” of merger rules, Germany’s competition boss said at a conference today,... (more story)
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Keysight-Spirent wins UK clearance as CMA views market as too small
US company Keysight Technologies’ acquisition of UK rival Spirent Communications has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority following an initial prob... (more story)
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US FTC won’t disregard rule of law by ‘forcing’ settlements, Holyoak says
US Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak condemned the Biden administration’s FTC today, alleging that the agency in the Biden-era had extracted concessions fr... (more story)
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The Brazilian competition authority has approved, without restrictions, the acquisition of Wilson Sons by SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, a subsidiary of the MSC Group. The transaction, which involves the... (more story)
US private-equity firm TPG has requested EU merger approval to acquire German metering specialist Techem, according to an update today on the European Commission’s register of deals. The EU merger regulator ha... (more story)
In an interview with MLex the EU's top competition official said his services are currently weighing how best to incorporate into their analysis the potential benefits a merger might have for innovation. But h... (more story)
A United Arab Emirates company’s acquisition of British infrastructure company Transmission Investment has been cleared with conditions to protect the security of electricity connections near the home of the U... (more story)
The planned $109.3 million acquisition of Australian port-logistics company Silk Logistics by DP World Australia is facing headwinds, with Australia’s antitrust regulator warning that the merged company could ... (more story)
Global advertising agency Omnicom announced today that its planned $13.25 billion merger with competitor Interpublic Group is now the target of a second antitrust request by the US Federal Trade Commission.
The US Department of Justice’s Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector, formerly known as Team Telecom, has determined that the information... (more story)
MLex Summary: American Axle & Manufacturing and Dowlais Group said that the waiting period for a review of their merger under the US Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act has expired, meeting one of the... (more story)
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Taking over a national economic watchdog embroiled in dozens of high-stakes legal battles with well-resourced opponents comes with challenges inside and outside of the courtroom, and FTC Chairman Andrew Fergus... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission, which is subject to some of the same DOGE disruptions as other federal agencies, nonetheless is committed to devoting resources to pursuing actions against Big Tech.
US tariffs, because they are designed to reduce the competitiveness of foreign goods, will make it harder for merging companies to defend their deals based on competition from imports.
Prosus's plan to buy Just Eat Takeaway.com to create “a European food delivery champion” is likely to hinge on how European competition regulators view a minority stake the investor holds in rival platform Del... (more story)
With two merger challenges filed in less than two months since taking office, President Donald Trump’s second administration is sending the message that it has no plans to loosen up antitrust enforcement. The ... (more story)
The UK competition watchdog's review of Amex Global Business Travel’s acquisition of US rival CWT suggests that it is experiencing some awkward moments in its transition to becoming more business friendly in m... (more story)
Continuing its pell-mell practice of overturning Biden administration policies, Trump administration banking regulators issued for public comment a retraction of a 2024 Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Trans... (more story)
Alexandre Barreto says the Brazilian competition authority's Superintendence will speed up the conclusion of the Operação Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash) investigations. He also shared his thoughts on big merge... (more story)