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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Union Pacific CEO vows not to offer freebies to appease merger critics May 21, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena warned Thursday that he isn't inclined to offer generous concessions to opponents of the company’s Norfolk Southern acquisition, though the firm would “sit down and talk to people” w... (more story)

Belgium’s IPM-Rossel deal comes under new EU media-plurality review May 21, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Belgium’s planned merger of newspapers Le Soir and La Libre Belgique is facing review by an advisory body under new media plurality rules, a Belgian regulator and the EU media board said Thursday. The board is... (more story)

Nexstar says preliminary US injunction goes too far, should be reversed May 21, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

Nexstar Media asked a US appeals court to reverse a preliminary injunction preventing the company from merging with broadcaster Tegna while they await trial, in a deal that has already been approved by the US ... (more story)

Baker Hughes seeks EU clearance for $13.6bn Chart deal May 21, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

US energy equipment maker Baker Hughes has filed its $13.6 billion Chart Industries takeover for EU approval. The European Commission has set a June 26 deadline to decide on the deal.

Haylo Labs ordered by UK govt to protect IP with Plessey buyout May 21, 2026 | Jon Menon

Haylo Labs, an investor with Chinese backing, will need to protect intellectual property related to microLED technology after the UK government reviewed its buyout of British microchip maker Plessey Semiconduc... (more story)

ABF-Hovis deal on track for UK clearance after antitrust regulator drops concerns May 21, 2026 | Jon Menon

Associated British Foods’ buyout of Hovis Group is on track to be cleared after the UK antitrust regulator provisionally found that the deal no longer raises competition concerns in the supply of bread and oth... (more story)

Vietnam eases penalties for failure to notify economic concentrations May 21, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Vietnam has revised its competition penalty regime to distinguish between procedural and more serious violations, while broadening sanctions to strengthen enforcement.

Lobbying pitches won’t resolve state antitrust concerns, Texas, DC enforcers say May 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Khushita Vasant

Antitrust enforcers from Texas and the District of Columbia said Wednesday it is foolhardy to view engagement with their respective law enforcement agencies as a government relations exercise where promises of... (more story)

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Saipem-Subsea7 questionnaire responses sharpen Brazil vessel scarcity concerns May 19, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazilian offshore oil-services customers and rivals are converging around the national competition authority's concerns that the proposed Saipem-Subsea7 merger could consolidate control over a limited pool of... (more story)

Getty case shows UK antitrust watchdog still game to intervene in global mergers May 15, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK antitrust regulator's requirement for Getty Images to divest the editorial business of Shutterstock to gain clearance for its acquisition of the US rival shows the watchdog is still willing to intervene... (more story)

Keyera-Plains challenge tests Canada's new structural merger presumption May 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Canada’s challenge to Keyera’s acquisition of Plains All American’s Canadian NGL business may become the first major test of how far the country’s revamped merger law shifts antitrust analysis from behavioral ... (more story)

Henkel, Olaplex likely to cite recent market entry to address US product overlaps May 14, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Hair treatment creators Henkel and Olaplex are likely to cite recent market entry and frequent innovation within the hair therapeutics industry to assuage US regulatory concerns about their deal. The sector fo... (more story)

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern unclear on growth of passenger rail service May 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have provided more information to the federal government about their proposed merger, but the freight rail companies have not yet identified a plan to grow passenger traffic ... (more story)

FTC settlement highlights broad scrutiny of 365 Retail serial acquisitions May 07, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski

The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed remedy in the 365 Retail Markets matter underscores the agency’s growing focus on serial acquisitions and its willingness to assess a company’s broader course of conduct... (more story)

DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight May 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s demand for a timeline in litigation tied to the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of the Nexstar-Tegna merger is drawing renewed attention to the agency’... (more story)

Telecom sector will cheer EU merger guidelines' championing of scale May 04, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

The telecom sector was one of the loudest voices in a review of the European Commission's merger guidelines, saying they need room to consolidate national markets to compete with larger rivals in the US and Ch... (more story)