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Paramount, Warner postpone closing while US merger challenges proceed July 24, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to postpone closing their proposed merger for several months while legal challenges brought by several US states and the Writers Guild of America proceed in... (more story)

EU extends probe into Orange, APG’s Polish fiber deal after referral request July 24, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Telecom operator Orange and pension fund APG have seen the EU’s merger regulator extend its review into their plan to acquire Polish fiber operator Nexera, after a national competition authority requested to t... (more story)

Germany backs push for scale in EU merger considerations July 24, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The German government has thrown its weight behind the EU's proposed overhaul of its approach to mergers, saying a draft text is more geared towards the benefits of corporate scale. But it said more precision ... (more story)

Union Pacific will bolster merger remedy offer to US rail board, CEO says July 23, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Union Pacific Chief Executive Jim Vena said Thursday the firm will unveil an expanded Norfolk Southern merger remedy proposal to the US Surface Transportation Board in its forthcoming application supplement, w... (more story)

Ingredion, Tate & Lyle seek Brazil CADE fast-track review for $3.6bn deal July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Ingredion and Tate & Lyle have asked Brazil's competition authority to review their proposed $3.6 billion deal under the agency's summary procedure, arguing the transaction gives rise to only limited horizonta... (more story)

Bimbo auction of Nutrella to proceed after Brazil's CADE rejects proposed buyer July 23, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil's competition authority has rejected Bimbo's latest attempt to secure approval for a buyer of the Nutrella bread brand, allowing the auction process established under the merger control agreement for th... (more story)

Writers Guild presses for Aug. 3 injunction hearing in Paramount-Warner US suit July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The Writers Guild of America urged a federal judge to keep its challenge to Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on an expedited track, arguing that its request for a preliminary... (more story)

US DOJ offers phased second-request review in exchange for timing agreement July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Chris May

The US Justice Department will give merging companies an opportunity to resolve or narrow in-depth antitrust investigations through early production of potentially decisive evidence, but only through a timing ... (more story)

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Judge in Loctite-Liquid Nails case must weigh US retail shelf power July 24, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

In the trial over Loctite and Liquid Nails' proposed merger, US District Judge Katherine Failla must answer a difficult question: whether a product manufacturer's market share and overall market power can be b... (more story)

Hurdles remain for Trump's prospective head of US DOJ's Antitrust Division July 22, 2026 | Chris May and Alex Wilts

Adam Candeub, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice, must clear procedural and institutional hurdles before he can implement any vision for the futur... (more story)

US Paramount-Warner case revives battle over Big Tech, market definition July 21, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Flavia Fortes

For more than a decade, merging parties have pointed to the expansion of Big Tech into adjacent industries as evidence that traditional market boundaries no longer reflect competitive reality. That issue is no... (more story)

US states win temporary Paramount-Warner block, but face tight timetable July 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

A federal judge handed state attorneys general another early procedural win in merger litigation by temporarily blocking Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. But the court's decision to fast-trac... (more story)

US states' Paramount-Warner suit tests narrow antitrust markets July 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

For years, defining narrow relevant markets around a subset of premium products has been a controversial legal strategy in merger enforcement. States challenging the proposed Paramount-Warner combination are n... (more story)

Trump role in railroad merger magnified by high court but remains unclear July 14, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

The US Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter strengthened the president’s authority over formerly independent agencies such as the US Surface Transportation Board, but it remains to be seen whether th... (more story)

Bonta casts California as backstop to Trump's antitrust retreat July 13, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said a lawsuit against the proposed merger by Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is about much more than one Hollywood transaction. Bonta’s message is that California is... (more story)

US FTC's Loctite-Liquid Nails case focuses on hardware store sales July 10, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

If corporate consolidation binds Loctite to Liquid Nails, the two glue heavyweights will have the potential to dominate the construction adhesive retail market, the US Federal Trade Commission is set to argue ... (more story)