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Mergers and Acquisitions

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AkzoNobel, Axalta file $25bn coatings merger for EU approval (update*) September 21, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

EU competition regulators set an Oct. 22 deadline to decide on whether to approve the merger of paintmakers AkzoNobel and Axalta Coating Systems or open an in-depth inquiry into the tie-up. That deadline could... (more story)

Settlements must be part of US FTC's enforcement, budget choices, chair says September 19, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said antitrust and merger settlements have to be a part of the "tough enforcement choices" he has to make, because the FTC's budget is limited and striking ... (more story)

Patrick Industries, LCI seek to persuade US that products don't overlap September 18, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Patrick Industries and LCI Industries — two key suppliers of components for powerboats, manufactured homes and recreational vehicles — regard their merger as combining products that are mostly complementary an... (more story)

US NAAG taskforce chair says break with feds not because state AGs haven't tried September 18, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

State and federal antitrust enforcement agencies have made news this year after diverging on their stances in some big antitrust cases. It's not because the states haven't made a concerted effort to coordinate... (more story)

Novamed-Medley deal under complex scrutiny in Brazil September 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil's competition authority has declared its review of Novamed's proposed acquisition of Medley from Sanofi to be complex, saying the transaction raises competition concerns in two pharmaceutical markets wh... (more story)

Mexico antitrust authority turns to new priorities, agency head says September 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Mexico’s competition authority is lately changing the markets it prioritizes and pursuing more actions on behalf of consumers, National Antitrust Commission Chair Andrea Marván Saltiel said.

Mexico’s CNA says merger investigations are moving faster after overhaul September 18, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Mexico’s new competition authority is resolving merger reviews more quickly after an institutional overhaul, while preserving the analytical standards and specialist staff that guide its enforcement decisions,... (more story)

US FTC weighing court procedures to deter late-stage merger fixes, chair says September 18, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Trade Commission is working with the Justice Department on a proposed case-management order intended to prevent merger litigation from being complicated by remedies offered only after an agency ... (more story)

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China rails at EU foreign-subsidy rules, but is its M&A really treated unfairly? September 21, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Lewis Crofts

Chinese companies were complaining that the EU's Foreign Subsidy Regulation would be unfair to them long before it even came into force. A recent flashpoint was Beijing's block on cooperation with an EU probe ... (more story)

Paramount-Warner bond hearing puts US antitrust federalism clash before court September 18, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Flavia Fortes

A Sept. 24 hearing over a proposed $1.88 billion bond in the challenge to Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will give a federal judge an early opportunity to confront the US Department... (more story)

American Water, Essential Utilities, other parties file for Pa. settlement September 17, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

American Water, Essential Utilities and other parties in the companies’ merger regulatory review filed a joint petition for non-unanimous settlement in Pennsylvania. The proposal includes about $82 million for... (more story)

EU's MMG deal objections put spotlight on motives of China's SASAC September 17, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

EU merger investigators this week lodged their formal objections to miner MMG's plan to buy a nickel business from Anglo American — and in so doing they appear for the first time to have trained their sights d... (more story)

Japan's contrasting Shibaura, Makino FDI decisions offer clues to screening approach September 15, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s blocking of Asian private-equity firm MBK Partners’ acquisition of machine-tool maker Makino Milling Machine in April — its first such intervention in nearly two decades — contrasts sharply with the co... (more story)

Nvidia’s reported Groq scrutiny could sharpen review of Hugging Face deal September 11, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The Justice Department’s reported investigation of Nvidia’s separate Groq arrangement does not directly call into question its proposed acquisition of Hugging Face, but it could complicate the agency’s review ... (more story)

Von der Leyen's blessing for EU satellite 'champion' raises due process concerns September 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Ursula von der Leyen's honeyed words for a joint venture between Airbus, Leonardo and Thales on Thursday was an exceptional intervention that will trigger concerns over respect for the European Commission's no... (more story)

Victory over Booking spells EU warning for tech-platform deals September 09, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Dominant companies will cast a worrisome eye over their M&A plans following an EU court ruling on Wednesday that could curb any expansion that calcifies an already uncompetitive market. Booking’s failure to ov... (more story)