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Nippon Steel looking to invest in US Steel instead of purchase, Trump says February 07, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Nippon Steel is planning an investment in US Steel rather than a purchase of the company, President Donald Trump said Friday following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Trump, who mistaken... (more story)

Wils to return to EU Hearing Officer post February 07, 2025 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Wouter Wils, a long-serving legal expert in the European Commission, will return to a post as the administrative officer responsible for fairness and due process in antitrust and merger investigations, MLex ha... (more story)

China’s FTDI fails to suspend national-security order to sell UK company stake February 07, 2025 | Jon Menon

China’s FTDI Holding has lost a UK High Court bid to suspend an order made on national security grounds for it to sell its stake in a British semiconductor company. Its attempt to pause the order was part of a... (more story)

ABC Technologies files TI Fluid Systems acquisition for EU foreign-subsidy review February 07, 2025 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Canadian company ABC Technologies has sought EU foreign-subsidy clearance to buy British automotive components company TI Fluid Systems, according to an update on the European Commission's register of deals. ... (more story)

SES, Intelsat submit data, narrative responses to US FCC in merger review February 06, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

SES and fellow satellite operator Intelsat have submitted data and narrative responses to the US Federal Communications Commission in support of their proposed $3.1 billion deal. The transaction, which is also... (more story)

US FTC should encourage innovation in AI regulation, Commissioner Holyoak says February 06, 2025 | Xu Yuan

The US Federal Trade Commission should adopt a regulatory approach that fosters innovation and promotes growth in the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies, Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said.

Petz-Cobasi pet market deal to get full-form review by Brazil CADE February 06, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

A proposed merger between Petz and Cobasi would create three horizontal overlaps and four vertical integrations, the parties informed the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense. Brazil's compet... (more story)

BCI's buyout of BBGI needs several antitrust approvals, UK security clearance February 06, 2025 | Jon Menon

British Columbia Investment Management’s planned buyout of BBGI Global Infrastructure deal is conditional on antitrust clearance in Germany and Canada and foreign direct investment approval in the UK, Germany ... (more story)

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Tempur Sealy-Mattress Firm case might change courts’ view on remedy timing February 07, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm were allowed to resubmit their proposed remedy 11 days after closing statements on the US Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction hearing against their de... (more story)

Azul-Gol merger to face hurdles in Brazilian antitrust review February 06, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The approval of a merger between Brazilian airlines Azul and Gol would create a dominant leader in the country's aviation industry, controlling approximately 60 percent of the domestic share — a number that wi... (more story)

Euronext will stress how its Nasdaq power deal differs from EEX's failed bid February 06, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Euronext’s bid to buy Nasdaq’s Nordic power-trading business immediately evokes memories of EEX’s attempt to acquire the same business, which the companies abandoned following an EU competition probe that rais... (more story)

Constellation’s merger remedy lowers US antitrust hurdle for Calpine buy February 05, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Power companies Constellation Energy and Calpine have pitched a divestiture that's strategically aimed at the most obvious and significant antitrust concerns for their planned merger, which is likely to elicit... (more story)

Antitrust enters the trade war as China, US turn political spotlight on tech February 04, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

China's new antitrust probe into Google and Donald Trump's warnings to the EU over picking on US tech may signal the start of a new era of politicized enforcement. This will increase the risk for companies of ... (more story)

Aviva’s buyout of UK car insurer Direct Line must face regulatory mood music February 04, 2025 | Jon Menon

Aviva’s buyout of Direct Line Insurance Group would create the UK’s biggest car insurer, covering at least a fifth of the market. That raises potential concerns over what it might mean for consumers, but there... (more story)

US FTC chairman’s M&A views have been conservative, but far from extreme January 29, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

Andrew Ferguson took office this month as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission promising to “end the previous administration’s assault on the American way of life,” but while a conservative, his views and ... (more story)

Weakening of UK CMA's independence may backfire January 29, 2025 | Jon Menon and Simon Zekaria

Marcus Bokkerink’s exit as chair of the Competition and Markets Authority and his replacement by a former Amazon executive marked the most naked public intervention by a UK government since the regulator’s inc... (more story)