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US FCC's Carr defends bureau-level approval in Nexstar–Tegna dispute April 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr defended the agency’s use of delegated authority in reviewing the proposed acquisition of Tegna by Nexstar Media Group, pushing back on congressional ... (more story)

Sumitomo Forestry-Tri Pointe Homes deal's US antitrust waiting period expires April 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese homebuilder and timber company, and California-based homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes have received clearance for their $4.5 billion deal from the US competition authorities.

Antitrust regulators should consider non-price factors, Italian official says April 17, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Non-price factors such as sustainability and company ethics should be considered by European merger enforcers, when those factors influence what products consumers buy, a senior official at Italy's competition... (more story)

Aramark says UK court made legal error over wrong-deadline decision April 17, 2026 | Jon Menon

Catering company Aramark has told a court that a judgment preventing it from appealing a veto of its merger with Scottish rival Entier was an error of law, because it wasn’t culpable for the mistake made by a ... (more story)

IAG-RAC Insurance deal faces in-depth review by Australian regulator April 17, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Insurance Australia Group's bid to acquire Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia's insurance operations will proceed to an in-depth Phase 2 review under Australia's new mandatory merger regime, the compet... (more story)

Preventive measure appeal rulings by Brazil CADE Tribunal surged in 2025 April 16, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

A report from the Brazilian competition authority revealed that the number of preventive measure appeals ruled on by the agency's Tribunal jumped to 20 in 2025, up from just one in 2024.

Democrats seek probe of US DOJ over alleged corruption in merger review April 16, 2026 | Wesley Brown

A coalition of congressional Democrats asked the US Department of Justice and Acting Inspector General William M. Blier to open an investigation into potential corruption within the agency pertaining to antitr... (more story)

Getty aims to persuade UK regulator to change Shutterstock remedies decision April 16, 2026 | Jon Menon

Getty Images will have to divest Shutterstock’s editorial business to get clearance for its acquisition of the company, the UK antitrust regulator has provisionally said. It said the sale of the unit would be ... (more story)

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Media mergers in Belgium, France expose gaps in EU plurality rules April 17, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

A Belgian newspaper merger and LVMH’s takeover of a magazine in France are exposing enforcement gaps under the EU's new media law, as national authorities struggle to apply its plurality test. The situation is... (more story)

Vetting of Paramount-Warner deal by US states likely to center on buyer power April 16, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery can expect to be interrogated by state antitrust enforcers about how their merger will influence labor issues and content-buyer power within the film and TV entertainment sector.

Charter, Cox look to iron out deal issues in California utility hearing April 16, 2026 | Wesley Brown and Curtis Eichelberger

Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications can close once it gets regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission, but the pace of the review has been slowed by... (more story)

Arla and DMK don't have long to file deal to EU regulator to meet timeline April 16, 2026 | Jean Comte

Milk cooperatives Arla and DMK must file their intended merger for EU clearance by around the first week of May if they want to see the deal finalized by the middle of this year, as they have targeted. Ahead o... (more story)

Which policy direction for post-Orbán Hungary? April 14, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Hungary’s new government under Péter Magyar is expected to reset relations with the EU, pursue judicial reforms to unlock frozen funds and dismantle key Orbán-era institutions. While maintaining some continuit... (more story)

Hungary's Indamedia–Ringier media deal tests new EU pluralism oversight April 10, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Hungarian media group Indamedia’s takeover of Ringier has prompted the first opinion by a new EU media board, using its own-initiative review powers ahead of April 12 elections. The board flagged risks to medi... (more story)

Judge in Nexstar case ponders US FCC analysis of Tegna merger April 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Wesley Brown

The dispute between US states and the federal government over the Nexstar-Tegna merger is playing out in court as a judge considers whether to issue a preliminary injunction blocking further integration of the... (more story)

Baggage-handling deal may be latest test of EU’s merger-referral system April 07, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

The EU’s much-scrutinized system for referring mergers from the national level to Brussels could face fresh questions if Portugal or Spain asks the European Commission to review a small deal in the airport bag... (more story)