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Mergers and Acquisitions

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DHL-CTT joint venture gets EU merger clearance, awaits foreign subsidy check March 19, 2026 | Jean Comte

DHL and CTT's planned parcel delivery joint venture in the Iberian peninsula has been cleared by the EU's merger regulator, but has yet to be filed for approval of the bloc's foreign subsidy rules. The chief e... (more story)

Nexstar-Tegna deal sued by a coalition of US states March 19, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Nexstar Media Group saw a coalition of eight US state attorneys general, led by California, file suit on Thursday to block its proposed acquisition of Tegna. They argue that the $6.2 billion deal would signifi... (more story)

Paramount, WBD deal could see EU analyze creators' options, Ribera says March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The combination of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could see EU regulators asking questions about the impact on creatives and their options to sell work such as scripts, according to Teresa Riber... (more story)

Paramount-Warners deal draws concerns from more US states (update*) March 18, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

Paramount’s $111 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is drawing fresh attention as more US states raise antitrust concerns, adding to a growing list of questions about how the tie-up could affect competi... (more story)

About 10 US states considering lawsuit to block Nexstar, Tegna broadcast merger March 18, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

About 10 US states are considering whether to block Nexstar’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna if the US Department of Justice or US Federal Communications Commission doesn’t take the initiative first, MLex has learned.

Union Pacific CEO advocates for skepticism of merger critiques from rivals March 18, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Jim Vena, the chief executive of Union Pacific Railroad, argued that opposition from rival railways to the $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern indicated those competitors’ fear of more intense competition.

Oak-Eagle AcquireCo gets Turkish clearance for Electronic Arts deal March 18, 2026 | Jean Comte

Oak-Eagle AcquireCo' s acquisition of US video game publisher Electronic Arts has been cleared by Turkey’s competition authority on Feb. 26, according to an update on the regulator's website on Wednesday. The ... (more story)

UK govt seeks to hire 12 new panel members for CMA March 18, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government is hiring up to 12 new panel members for the Competition and Markets Authority, who will help make decisions on in-depth merger and market investigations and potentially be part of a new regi... (more story)

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Political test looms as demands increase on EU’s new M&A guidelines March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

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)

Hino-Mitsubishi Fuso clearance will test Japan's post-merger monitoring framework March 19, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

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)

UniCredit-Commerzbank saga sets up clash as EU leaders call for scale-up March 18, 2026 | Jean Comte

EU heads of state and government will this week make a push to incentivize the scale-up of European companies, with one eye on strategic areas such as finance. But the same leaders who are ready to endorse thi... (more story)

Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger review to examine Amtrak’s timeliness, growth March 17, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Amtrak’s ability to maintain on-time passenger train schedules and to expand into new markets using Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern rail lines is going to play a critical role in the regulatory analysis of ... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 deal prompts Brazil CADE to seek Antaq input March 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The Brazilian antitrust authority is seeking input from maritime regulator Antaq in its review of the proposed combination between offshore engineering groups Saipem and Subsea7, MLex has learned. The agency i... (more story)

EU media mergers may face first proactive opinions from oversight board this year March 17, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Media groups could get their first taste of the EU’s new media plurality merger test this year, with the sector oversight body expected to start proactively issuing opinions on deals while national authorities... (more story)

UK govt plans for CMA would remove checks against meddling, former enforcer says March 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government’s proposed changes to the competition regime would place too much power in the hands of the Competition and Markets Authority’s board and increase the risk or perception of political interfer... (more story)

Brazil's United–Azul clearance signals close watch on airline sector March 11, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazil’s competition authority last month unconditionally cleared United Airlines’ $100 million investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas, but based its approval on governance provisions set out in the deal’s term shee... (more story)