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SFR shop sign in town center of BAYONNE, FRANCE, 2020. SFR is a French telecom company.

French review of SFR carve-up preferable to parallel probes, EU Commission says

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US FCC to vote on repealing national broadcast ownership cap

US states' Paramount-Warner suit tests narrow antitrust markets

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Adhesives deal would cause $30m in annual consumer harms, US FTC tells court July 17, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

A Loctite-Liquid Nails merger would result in at least $30 million in annual consumer harm in price increases and reductions in quality, variety and innovation, a US Federal Trade Commission economist testifie... (more story)

Paramount-Warner defeat private plaintiffs' request for preliminary US injunction July 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Private plaintiffs challenging Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery failed to secure a preliminary injunction blocking the deal.

Equatorial-Copasa deal subject to potential appeal in Brazil July 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Labor union Sindágua-MG should be permitted to participate in the Brazil competition agency's review of Equatorial Group's acquisition of a 30 percent stake in Copasa, a Minas Gerais state sanitation company, ... (more story)

Delay in Nutrella auction amid Bimbo-Wickbold divestment proposed by Brazil councilor July 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

A Brazil antitrust authority councilor has proposed postponing the auction of the Nutrella bread brand by one week and granting Bimbo do Brasil a final opportunity to demonstrate that a proposed purchaser is q... (more story)

French review of SFR carve-up preferable to parallel probes, EU Commission says July 16, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Having Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange’s proposed carve-up of SFR reviewed entirely by the French competition authority was preferable to “duplicate” reviews in Brussels and Paris, particularly given the co... (more story)

Brasil Tecpar’s acquisition of Ligga telecom assets cleared by CADE July 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s antitrust authority has cleared without remedies Brasil Tecpar Serviços de Telecomunicações’ acquisition of fiber broadband, wholesale network infrastructure and data center assets currently held by L... (more story)

Uber sees ‘clear path’ to closing Delivery Hero deal due to its structure July 16, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Uber Technologies sees a “clear path” to closing its proposed acquisition of rival food delivery platform Delivery Hero, its chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said, pointing to how the company had “structured ... (more story)

Brazil clears Microsoft-Inflection AI deal after Tribunal required notification July 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

MLex Statement: Brazil's antitrust authority has cleared without restrictions Microsoft's 2024 hiring of Inflection AI's co-founders and a large portion of its staff, concluding that the transaction is unlikel... (more story)

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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)

Foxconn-Mitsubishi review exposed legal-certainty problem inside Brazil CADE July 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

A ruling by the Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal on the Foxconn-Mitsubishi Fuso joint venture proposal did more than settle a jurisdictional dispute over how turnover thresholds should be applied to ... (more story)

NextEra, Dominion Energy likely to get US antitrust scrutiny in wholesale markets July 06, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

NextEra's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy will likely receive antitrust scrutiny in the wholesale power markets administered by independent power grid operators PJM Interconnection and ISO New England.

Saipem-Subsea7 Brazil clearance set to be challenged over analysis inconsistencies July 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Critics of the approval of Saipem's proposed acquisition of Subsea7 in Brazil argue the Administrative Council for Economic Defense's investigatory unit relied on internally inconsistent reasoning to justify t... (more story)

New EU merger guidelines' promised dynamism put to test by UPM-Sappi JV July 06, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

UPM and Sappi’s €1.4 billion paper manufacturing joint venture is testing the EU merger regulator’s thinking on "pivotality," fixed costs and out-of-market benefits — all concepts that are part of the regulato... (more story)

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UPM-Kymmene-Sappi joint venture under review in Australia July 17, 2026
Pa. utility commission approves rate adjustment for Pennsylvania American Water July 16, 2026
Eli Lilly to acquire AtaiBeckley in deal worth up to $3.8 billion July 16, 2026
Cargill's acquisition of Turkey's PNS cleared with contract, price conditions July 16, 2026
Iliad-SFR deal referral to French regulator published by European Commission July 16, 2026
Chinese market regulator clears 283 mergers in first half of 2026 July 16, 2026
XXXLutz says it will cooperate with EU merger gun-jumping probe July 16, 2026
Peter Warren-Wakeling deal notified with remedy offer, Australian regulator says July 16, 2026
Total Drain Group-Pipe Management Australia deal faces regulator review July 16, 2026
Uber announces Delivery Hero deal, carves out overlaps July 16, 2026
Laundy-Woy Woy Hotel deal under review by Australian watchdog July 16, 2026
Paramount, US states clash over schedule for preliminary-injunction proceedings July 15, 2026
US judge relates challenges to Paramount-WBD merger July 15, 2026