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Mergers and Acquisitions

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White Martins-Locmed deal raises concerns, Brazil companies tell CADE August 28, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Healthcare companies based in Brazil’s Northeast told the country’s competition authority that in evaluating White Martins’ acquisition of Locmed, relevant markets, including the sale and rental of equipment a... (more story)

Hapag-Lloyd-ZIM deal faces market test in Brazil August 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority has issued questionnaires to customers and competitors of Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, as well as other market participants, to assess whether the propo... (more story)

McCormick-Unilever Foods deal gets fast-track review in Brazil August 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

McCormick’s proposed acquisition of most of Unilever’s global foods business is being reviewed under the Brazilian competition authority’s fast-track procedure. The companies reported limited horizontal overla... (more story)

SpaceX urges FCC to examine Iridium conduct in review of Rocket Lab deal August 28, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

SpaceX has urged the US Federal Communications Commission to examine Iridium’s conduct toward rival satellite operators as the agency reviews license transfers associated with the company’s proposed transactio... (more story)

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern urge US rail board to continue evaluating deal August 27, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Union Pacific Railroad and its acquisition target, Norfolk Southern Railway, urged the US Surface Transportation Board to deny requests from opponents of their proposed merger who are seeking early dismissal o... (more story)

Abra appeal of American Airlines’ stake to be considered in Brazil August 27, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The Tribunal of Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, will evaluate governance and competition concerns raised by Abra over American Airlines’ $100 million investment in Azul, which wa... (more story)

Sysco-Restaurant Depot deal draws scrutiny as FTC queries third parties August 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Trade Commission has begun seeking information from customers and other market participants through civil investigative demands as part of its review of Sysco’s proposed acquisition of Jetro Res... (more story)

Paramount-Warner litigants resolve discovery disputes, procedural issues August 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery and the plaintiffs challenging their proposed merger have resolved several discovery disputes, agreeing to exchange materials from government investigations within 10... (more story)

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KKR penalty elevates HSR compliance risk for serial dealmakers August 28, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Justice Department’s record $250 million settlement with KKR transforms Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance from a technical concern for deal lawyers into an enterprise-wide risk for private-equity firms and o... (more story)

MMG, Anglo American say EU deal probe's China concerns lack economic rationale August 27, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Concerns over MMG buying a Brazilian ferronickel mine from Anglo American to re-route the product to China are unfounded, the miners have told the EU's merger regulator, because they imply that MMG would accep... (more story)

Sysco-Restaurant Depot opposition builds around loss of pricing check August 26, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Opposition to Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Restaurant Depot is spreading across lawmakers, state officials, restaurant operators and competition-policy groups, with critics warning the deal co... (more story)

Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal raises US service concerns August 26, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

US regulators reviewing Union Pacific Railroad’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern may not be paying enough attention to the potential harms it will have on service. Silica Services, which operates a si... (more story)

Amgen appeal tests antitrust reach over pending patent rights August 26, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Review by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit of Amgen’s Enbrel patent strategy could clarify that acquisitions of rights to pending patent applications receive no categorical exemption from antitru... (more story)

Uber feels the heat of Denmark’s call-in powers August 25, 2026 | Jean Comte

US ride-hailing company Uber had to make significant concessions to see its acquisition of Dantaxi approved by Denmark's competition authority, or DCCA. The decision — the first one made in the framework of th... (more story)

Air France-KLM’s SAS deal timetable hinges on avoiding in-depth EU probe August 24, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Jean Comte

Air France-KLM's plan to complete its acquisition of a controlling stake in Scandinavian Airlines in 2026 hangs on whether the European Commission launches an in-depth probe into the transaction. The Franco-Du... (more story)

Paramount bond request tests US states' merger enforcement role August 21, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Paramount has asked a court to require the Writers Guild of America and a coalition of state attorneys general to post a $1.88 billion bond in their effort block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discov... (more story)