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Sanofi, Dynavax expect US waiting period to expire Jan. 30; deal filed in Germany January 12, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Sanofi and Dynavax Technologies said they expect the antitrust waiting period with the US antitrust authorities for their $2.2 billion deal to expire on Jan. 30. The pharmaceutical companies also said they hav... (more story)

Allcargo Logistics penalized by Indian watchdog for gun jumping January 12, 2026 | Freny Patel

Allcargo Logistics has been fined by India’s competition authority for “gun jumping” in connection with its 2023 acquisition of Gati-Kintetsu Express. According to a letter from the Competition Commission of I... (more story)

Google-Wiz draws cloud industry opposition in Europe January 11, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Google’s plan to buy cybersecurity company Wiz could lock users into a suite of cloud services and give the acquirer unfair insights into competitors, according to a cloud-computing trade body. CISPE urged the... (more story)

US FTC secures injunction in Edwards-JenaValve merger challenge January 09, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Medical device maker Edwards Lifesciences’ proposed acquisition of rival JenaValve Technology, which the US Federal Trade Commission challenged and characterized as a merger to monopoly for a life-saving cardi... (more story)

Former US STB member Primus' suit over firing partially stayed by judge January 09, 2026 | Wesley Brown

A Washington DC federal judge stayed one count of former Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus' lawsuit against the government over his firing and set a briefing schedule for the second, according ... (more story)

EU probe into MSC, BlackRock’s Spanish deal put on hold January 09, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Mediterranean Shipping Company and BlackRock’s Terminal Investment Limited have seen the EU’s competition regulator suspend an in-depth probe into their plan to buy half of a Hutchison Ports terminal in Spain.... (more story)

Foreign-subsidy rules get EU guidance on assessing market distortions January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Companies backed by subsidies from countries such as China, Saudi Arabia and Russia have received greater clarity on how the European Commission will apply rules that police their M&A activity and procurement ... (more story)

US court denies states' request to hold separate in Tunney Act review of HPE-Juniper January 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Hewlett Packard Enterprise will not be required to hold the Juniper Networks business separate while a court rules on whether the companies’ merger is in the public interest, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

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EU probe of Anglo American-MMG ferronickel deal weighs up supply for key sector January 09, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Expect Chinese-owned miner MMG to point to new ferronickel production coming to market, as it seeks to dispel EU competition concerns over its takeover of an Anglo American mine in Brazil. Merger investigators... (more story)

Brazil CADE faces questions over new president, superintendent in 2026 January 08, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Four prominent positions within CADE are set to be filled this year, including a new president, superintendent and two councilors. But political barriers between Brazil’s executive branch and Senate, as well a... (more story)

Overhaul of UK antitrust regulator is not over yet January 08, 2026 | Jon Menon

The past year will be viewed as a period of turmoil for the UK antitrust regulator as the government’s mantra of economic growth silenced many of its earlier ambitions. The overhaul is not over yet, with devel... (more story)

Boeing-Spirit deal shows different routes taken by EU, UK regulators January 05, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Boeing’s $4.7 billion takeover of Spirit AeroSystems offers some of the clearest clues yet to how the UK's competition watchdog is departing from the approach of its counterpart in the EU as it looks to take o... (more story)

UK’s CMA will support ‘superstar’ firms, but wants govt to lead on foreign bidders January 05, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s role encouraging the growth of “superstar firms” to support the government’s industrial strategy is expected to progress in the year ahead. But when it comes to decid... (more story)

Idealista deal suggests merger control in EU is just as tough on homegrown tech January 02, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

It's not just US tech platforms grumbling about their acquisitions being curbed by European competition regulators. Property platform Idealista's bid to buy its rival Kyero collapsed in September, in the face ... (more story)

China refashions antitrust for leverage abroad, control at home January 02, 2026 | MLex Staff

China weaponized antitrust in 2025, deploying it both as a geopolitical lever against US corporate giants and as a mechanism for domestic stimulus. By dismantling internal market barriers while easing enforcem... (more story)

CFIUS politicization, state CFIUS copycats foreshadow 2026 December 31, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

The curtain was pulled back on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in 2025, bringing an end to any illusions about the national security review being above the political fray.