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Mergers and Acquisitions

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EU's Digital Markets Act 'extraordinarily poorly executed,' US FTC chairman says September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's sympathetic to some of the impulses behind the EU's Digital Markets Act, but the law is highly abstract, poorly executed and appears to target mai... (more story)

High market shares, prior deal draw scrutiny in Supermercados BH-DMA review September 11, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Supermercados BH’s proposed acquisition of 120 DMA stores, which follows a prior purchase of 40 stores and other DMA assets, is drawing scrutiny from the Brazilian competition watchdog over high concentration ... (more story)

US FTC to propose changes on judicial procedures to speed up antitrust suits September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Antitrust enforcement in the US is too slow, and the US Federal Trade Commission hopes to remedy that by proposing changes to judicial procedures so that monopolization cases can move faster, agency Chairman A... (more story)

Merger benefits need rationale not just evidence, senior EU official says September 11, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Companies seeking EU regulatory approval for planned mergers will need to convince the bloc's investigators that their deals yield benefits and there is a mechanism to realize them, the head of the European Co... (more story)

Lloyds Metals' deal-guarantee crosses India's gun-jumping line September 11, 2026 | Freny Patel

India's competition regulator fined Lloyds Metals and Energy $15,900 for gun-jumping, finding a pre-closing corporate guarantee effectively prepaid deal consideration despite safeguards and no premature transfer of control.

MPS merger counteroffers enter Italian antitrust review as Intesa filing nears September 11, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Italy’s merger regulator has kicked off its review of Italian bank MPS’s proposed takeover of rival Banco BPM and Banca Generali. Intesa Sanpaolo’s separate takeover of MPS hasn’t yet been notified but is expe... (more story)

Huntsman, Olin file Form II application in India for merger of equals September 11, 2026 | Freny Patel

Olin and Huntsman are seeking Indian antitrust clearance for their planned merger, identifying overlaps in epoxy-related chemicals and ethyleneamines while describing their presence in India as negligible.

Meituan-Maiyatian deal faces unusual public hearing in Chinese merger review September 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s leading food-delivery and local-services platform Meituan is facing an unusual public hearing over its acquisition of Beijing Maiyatian Network Technology, as the country’s top merger-control regulator... (more story)

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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)

Saipem and Subsea7 see EU review derail merger timeline September 08, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Jean Comte

A recent decision by the European Commission to pause its ongoing review of the intended Saipem7 deal is putting an end to any expectation that the deal could close by the end of the year — the official date f... (more story)

Union Pacific disputes US need for competition enhancements to close merger September 03, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Curtis Eichelberger

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway are challenging the US Surface Transportation Board's authority to condition their proposed merger on measures intended to promote competition, arguing that ... (more story)

Nvidia's Hugging Face openness pledge identifies US, EU antitrust fault line September 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Andrew Boyce

Nvidia’s promise to preserve Hugging Face as an open, hardware-neutral platform anticipates what is likely to become the central issue in the antitrust reviews of its $12.93 billion acquisition: whether the do... (more story)

US CFIUS on-site mitigation inspections drop to historical average under Trump September 03, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Companies and investors subject to US national security agreements are facing fewer on-site inspections under President Donald Trump, as his administration scales back a Biden-era expansion of mitigation overs... (more story)

New EU merger approach's pro-scale promise faces early test with upcoming deals September 03, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

A string of transactions is set to test EU policymakers' claims that the bloc's new merger guidelines will aid dealmaking and help foster European companies with sufficient scale to invest in innovation, compe... (more story)