The Japanese competition watchdog reviewed a record 458 merger filings in the year ended March, according to annual merger statistics released on Wednesday, reflecting robust dealmaking activity by Japanese co... (more story)

B3 has asked the Brazilian competition Tribunal to revisit a Superintendence report that raised competitive concerns about its partnership with credit infrastructure firm CRDC, arguing that the analysis is bas... (more story)

Brazil’s antitrust agency has unconditionally cleared the merger between Saipem and Subsea7, saying the deal does not raise competition concerns in key subsea installation markets. The decision, issued by the ... (more story)

Competition watchdogs across Europe have thrown their support behind merger “call-in” powers designed to capture potentially anticompetitive deals that fall below traditional notification thresholds, while als... (more story)

FirstCash has said that its acquisition of rival UK pawnbroker Ramsdens will need approval from the UK CMA, although the companies have “limited overlap” in their networks of stores. The US company said it had... (more story)

Australia is preparing legislation to amend its new mandatory merger regime after consultation with businesses, lawyers and the competition watchdog, MLex understands, with changes expected to address automati... (more story)

Competitors to Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern told a US Surface Transportation Board administrative law judge in recent petitions that merging parties have been “foot-dragging” data and document production... (more story)

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the agency is considering development of a standardized case management order for merger litigation as a potential way to address concerns over late-st... (more story)