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Writers Guild's Paramount challenge showcases US talent bidding wars

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UK merger-control caseload shrinks with shift away from global deals

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US merger settlements increase, probes flat through June, Dechert finds

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US states often denied access to federal premerger forms, DC official says August 03, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Until recently, US merging parties typically shared national antitrust filings with state and local competition law enforcers. But now, dealmakers are frequently rejecting government requests for this paperwor... (more story)

Slaughter calls for ‘modified’ federal agency toolkit after US Supreme Court loss August 03, 2026 | Chris May

Former US Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on Monday joined a group of bipartisan agency alumni in exploring the future of the FTC following a landmark decision from the US Supreme Court upho... (more story)

Brazil oil association cites EU, Australia reviews in fighting Subsea7-Saipem deal August 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazilian oil and gas association ABEP has urged the country's antitrust tribunal to take into account recent decisions by the European Commission and the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission in the Sa... (more story)

American Airlines' $100m investment in Azul wins unconditional approval in Brazil August 03, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil's competition watchdog has concluded that American Airlines' purchase of an equity stake in Azul does not raise competition concerns in the passenger and cargo air transportation markets between Brazil ... (more story)

CRH, Arcosa make filings with merger authorities in US, Australia, Mexico August 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Building materials provider CRH and rival Arcosa have filed paperwork with the US competition authorities, according to an Arcosa filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Monday. Competition filin... (more story)

Skyworks-Qorvo deal clears US HSR hurdle; China, South Korea reviews remain August 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Skyworks Solutions said its proposed merger with Qorvo has cleared US antitrust review after the Federal Trade Commission allowed a timing agreement to expire without taking further action, leaving China and S... (more story)

US states, Writers Guild, Paramount-Warner split over merger trial schedule July 31, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Several US states and the Writers Guild of America have been unable to reach an agreement with Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery on a trial schedule for lawsuits challenging the companies' proposed... (more story)

IonQ-SkyWater deal cleared by split US FTC July 31, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The proposed acquisition of SkyWater Technology by IonQ presented vertical competition concerns, but the US Federal Trade Commission ultimately decided to clear the transaction rather than pursue litigation or... (more story)

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Writers Guild's Paramount challenge showcases US talent bidding wars July 31, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

The Writers Guild of America's challenge to the Paramount-Warner merger is a data-rich lawsuit that presents a wide array of statistics and anecdotes to bolster its claim that Hollywood studio consolidation in... (more story)

US FTC's Covetrus-MWI Animal Health review weighs pet, livestock market differences July 31, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Trade Commission's review of Covetrus' proposed acquisition of MWI Animal Health is likely centering on the question of whether veterinary distribution should be analyzed as a single market or d... (more story)

UK merger-control caseload shrinks with shift away from global deals July 31, 2026 | Jon Menon

Merger reviews started by the UK antitrust regulator have fallen by more than half in two years, January-to-June figures suggest, with the watchdog examining fewer large multinational transactions as part of i... (more story)

Impact guides Italy’s vision for modern antitrust, commissioner Iossa says July 30, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Impact guides antitrust enforcement at Italy's competition authority, board member Elisabetta Iossa told MLex. The approach shapes the agency’s enforcement across digital markets, energy and key industrial sec... (more story)

Uber’s breakup of Delivery Hero likely to test limits of EU merger jurisdiction July 29, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Delivery Hero will sell most of its EU businesses to a New York investor, SSW Partners, before selling itself to Uber. The carve-out is designed to pre-empt concerns and delays from EU competition regulators. ... (more story)

Airbus-Air France JV is poster child for early EU talks on merger benefits July 27, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Deal-makers should come forward early and tout the benefits of a transaction, not when it is too late. That has been the entreaty of EU merger enforcers for over a year, but now it has a poster-child for the p... (more story)

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)

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Brazil’s CADE clears American Airlines’ acquired stake in Azul August 03, 2026
CRH, Arcosa make US, Australia, Mexico merger filings August 03, 2026
Skyworks clears US antitrust review for Qorvo deal, China and Korea still pending August 03, 2026
Japan's Itochu to invest $1.9 billion in US aircraft lessor ACG August 03, 2026
Vandemoortele sees EU decision on Délifrance acquisition published August 03, 2026
Silk's bid for Toll Transport's plastic, glass assets under review in Australia August 03, 2026
South Korea clears state-owned rail merger with fare, capacity commitments August 02, 2026
Saipem-Subsea7 deal has passed US HSR scrutiny, Saipem announces August 01, 2026
Amazon, Globalstar US antitrust waiting period expired July 17 July 31, 2026
US states, Writers Guild, Paramount-Warner clash over trial schedule July 31, 2026
IonQ-SkyWater merger's long-term benefits surpass short-term concerns, US FTC's Meador says July 31, 2026
IonQ-SkyWater early termination not preferred by US FTC Chairman Ferguson July 31, 2026
Paramount-Warner deal needs scrutiny from UK culture secretary, group says July 31, 2026