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Taiwan FTC to scrutinize Uber's stake in Grab's $600m Foodpanda deal
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission said it is preparing to scrutinize Grab's planned acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan operations, as lawmakers raised concerns over Ube... (more story)
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India shifts from freeze to filter on China-linked foreign direct investment
India has eased foreign direct investment rules for China-linked investments, introducing a 10 percent threshold and fast-track approvals in select sectors under Pr... (more story)
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Nexstar-Tegna suit by US states suggests loss of faith in federal merger control
The decision by eight state attorney generals to sue to stop the Nexstar-Tegna merger — bypassing the federal government — marks a pivotal moment in the deteriorati... (more story)
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An executive order on promoting competition in the US economy by former president Joe Biden in 2021 was "clearly wrong" for its focus on diversity, equity and inclusion policies while also punishing companies ... (more story)
Criticisms against the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission over their handling of major monopolization and merger cases has been presented in a misleading way in the news media and it has... (more story)
A White House official said he is skeptical when US state attorneys general decide to pursue a monopolization case after the Department of Justice, which was driving the litigation, settles and drops out — esp... (more story)
First-party algorithms and the way they function in a market will be a key emerging area in the near future, and antitrust enforcers should think about and learn about potential competition concerns it poses s... (more story)
Coordination between Nexstar Media Group, the US Department of Justice and US Federal Communications Commission led to the approval and immediate closure of Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna, a coalition of US st... (more story)
US state attorneys general have the capability to bring their antitrust and merger cases on their own without relying on the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, and should parties receive a... (more story)
Canada’s sweeping overhaul of merger control, including the introduction of a structural presumption aligned with US practice, is beginning to stabilize after an adjustment period, with early evidence suggesti... (more story)
Companies outside the private equity industry that engage in anticompetitive rollup schemes to hike prices are just as likely to elicit scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission as PE firms, because the conce... (more story)
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Antitrust enforcement is gaining traction across offices of state attorneys general nationwide, with more states having elevated it as a priority heading into 2026 — signaling a smoother path for cases to reac... (more story)
US state attorneys general are rapidly expanding their role as de facto national enforcers, stepping into cases and policy fights that federal agencies are no longer pursuing. With federal enforcement capacity... (more story)
AkzoNobel's merger with Axalta Coating Systems would bring together companies which largely focus on different markets but compete in two key areas: powder coatings and car refinishes. In their bid for EU appr... (more story)
European consumers don't typically plan on buying Pringles, and may do so only when spying them on display in a supermarket. That observation undermined concerns that it was a "must-have" brand for retailers a... (more story)
India has eased foreign direct investment rules for China-linked investments, introducing a 10 percent threshold and fast-track approvals in select sectors under Press Note 3. While the move aims to revive cap... (more story)
The decision by eight state attorney generals to sue to stop the Nexstar-Tegna merger — bypassing the federal government — marks a pivotal moment in the deterioration of the relationship between federal and st... (more story)
It’s showtime for the EU’s new policy on M&A deals. On Wednesday, EU commissioner Teresa Ribera set out her plans to colleagues and faced requests to go even further in helping European companies stand up to g... (more story)
Japan’s conditional clearance of the planned merger between Daimler’s Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus and Toyota’s Hino Motors marks one of the most complex remedy packages in recent merger control, relying pred... (more story)