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SM Energy-Civitas deal gets early clearance in US
SM Energy Co. and Civitas Resources have received antitrust clearance for their $12.8 billion deal, according to the US Federal Trade Commission.
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Novartis-Avidity Biosciences deal gets early clearance in US
Novartis and Avidity Biosciences have received antitrust clearance for their $12 billion deal from the US competition authorities. On Dec. 17, the agencies granted ... (more story)
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US FTC's Henkel-A-Paint challenge relies on structural presumption, hot docs
The US Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit to block Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, the manufacturer of Loctite, from acquiring competitor Liquid Nails from private equity fir... (more story)
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US cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks’ planned $25 billion acquisition of Israeli identity‑security specialist CyberArk Software has received clearance from the Austrian competition authority. Palo Alto ... (more story)
L’Oréal’s “long-term strategic partnership” with luxury giant Kering has been notified to Austria’s competition authority for approval. The regulator has until Jan. 18 to issue an initial verdict on the deal.
China’s top merger-control regulator has fined two Zhejiang companies a combined 1.7 million yuan ($240,000) for gun-jumping, its fourth publicly disclosed unlawful merger case this year. For the first time si... (more story)
Prosus was given six months less than it had before to reduce its 27 percent holding in Delivery Hero, as part of discussions with the European Commission over acquiring Just Eat Takeaway.com. The tech investo... (more story)
Skyworks and Qorvo intend to pull and refile Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notification filings in early January, according to a securities filing. The companies filed their notification forms with the US Fe... (more story)
Commercial refrigeration system maker Epta has requested European Commission authorization for its intended acquisition of Hauser, which supplies commercial refrigeration and related equipment for food retail.... (more story)
The US Department of Justice, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a coalition of state attorneys general have asked a federal judge in California to resolve a dispute over how confidential information may be used i... (more story)
Concerns over labor market monopsony in merger reviews continue to be an area of focus for the US Federal Trade Commission, which is also targeting noncompete clauses in employee contracts directly through inv... (more story)
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Japan’s antitrust watchdog is set to recalibrate its enforcement in 2026, stepping up protection for smaller businesses and policing Big Tech under a new smartphone law, as debates emerge over how competition ... (more story)
US Federal Trade Commission merger trial litigators received two unfavorable district court rulings in 2025 that antitrust law enforcement targets could leverage in future cases when disputing government marke... (more story)
Corporate executives under pressure to present Wall Street with rosy pictures of future business prospects should take heed of the cautionary tales offered by a trio of recent US antitrust lawsuits where defen... (more story)
For Republican US Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador, one persistent source of frustration is when merger trial judges discount or ignore the negative implications of clearing anticompetitive transactions,... (more story)
When a new administration takes office, the year is often marked by quick changes in general policy, which can be far more important than specific cases. This was especially true in the head-snapping transitio... (more story)
The EU’s merger investigations in 2025 confirmed its strong preference for competition concerns to be addressed by “structural” remedies, rather than by “behavioral” ones. This year the European Commission app... (more story)
US state attorneys general are emerging as increasingly assertive and independent actors in merger enforcement, reshaping the antitrust landscape amid a more politicized federal review environment. States are ... (more story)
The US Federal Communication Commission under Chairman Brendan Carr increased activity and showed clear viewpoint changes in 2025, and utilizing its view of the "public interest" to back up its positions is a ... (more story)