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Spreadex appeals UK regulator’s veto of Sporting Index deal
Spreadex has appealed against the UK antitrust regulator’s order to unwind its buyout of online sports betting rival Sporting Index, after the watchdog found that t... (more story)
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Constantia Flexibles amends Aluflexpack deal in bid for EU approval
Packaging maker Constantia Flexibles has offered to amend its buyout of Aluflexpack, in a bid to win EU clearance for the deal. The European Commission has extended... (more story)
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Big Tech braces for impact of UK’s tougher new merger-control regime
Major tech companies face fresh UK merger-control rules this year, with the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act now in effect. It gives the regulator gre... (more story)
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China's top merger regulator is still mulling over its competition concerns regarding the proposed acquisition of US simulation and analysis specialist Ansys by US electronic design-automation company Synopsys... (more story)
US private-equity firm Atlas Holdings has requested EU foreign-subsidy approval for its acquisition of German car parts maker Rehau Automotive. The European Commission has set a Feb. 14 deadline to decide on t... (more story)
Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, has submitted a full-form notification to the Brazilian competition authority regarding its proposed 4.35 billion reais acqu... (more story)
Cantu's proposed deal with Drivesul in the tire distribution and resale market will receive a full-form review from the Brazilian competition authority.
American Express Global Business Travel Group’s proposed $570 million acquisition of a prominent competitor, CWT Holdings, has been challenged in a federal lawsuit announced today by the US Department of Justi... (more story)
US electronic design automation specialist Synopsys has received EU approval to acquire US simulation and analysis specialist Ansys after agreeing to a package of software-related divestments. The European Com... (more story)
As part of its review of Videolar-Innova’s acquisition of Mais Films Holding and its subsidiaries, Polo Films Indústria e Comércio and Polo Films Importação, Exportação e Distribuição de Embalagens Plásticas, ... (more story)
American Express Global Business Travel Group said that the UK antitrust regulator’s review of its planned buyout of CWT Holdings is “flawed,” insisting that the deal would boost competition and should be able... (more story)
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When the first important privacy ruling of 2025 by a US federal judge landed this week — Google’s summary judgment loss in litigation alleging it illegally tracked users’ mobile web activities and app usage — ... (more story)
Canada's Competition Bureau relied for the first time on a structural presumption provided in the new Competition Act to find RONA’s acquisition of All-Fab would be anticompetitive and needed to be remedied. T... (more story)
The Brazilian competition authority's review of Grupo Bimbo’s acquisition of Wickbold will likely focus on whether the appropriate market definition is local or at the state level. Rival bread maker Pandurata,... (more story)
The Mexican competition authority is struggling to guarantee the continuation of its investigations, as its budget was slashed as part of antitrust reforms, before a new authority takes over. A significant dec... (more story)
UnitedHealth and Amedisys have ditched VitalCaring as a buyer of assets they would sell to resolve concerns about their deal, but the companies can still convince a judge that a new buyer will be suitable now ... (more story)
In Nippon Steel and US Steel's lawsuit claiming the US government violated their constitutional right to due process, there's a key question: When does a US president’s discretion become so broad — vague even ... (more story)
Major tech companies face fresh UK merger-control rules this year, with the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act now in effect. It gives the regulator greater flexibility in tackling deals by digital... (more story)
European companies are often the winners when the EU’s merger regulator obtains commitments to divest assets as a condition for approving a deal — for instance, in the railroad sector. As the European Commissi... (more story)