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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Saudi Arabia's PIF seeks EU merger approval for EA takeover June 17, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has requested EU merger clearance for its takeover of video game maker Electronic Arts.

Italian 'no poach' probe sends broader market warning, antitrust chief Iossa says June 17, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Italy's antitrust watchdog is seeking to raise awareness of labor-market restrictions as it pursues a no-poach investigation into the packaging-machinery sector. Acting President Elisabetta Iossa said the prob... (more story)

German govt's plan to cut merger notifications poses risks, Mundt warns June 17, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Companies may be able to pursue anticompetitive mergers if German government plans to require fewer deals to obtain approval before closing are enacted, the country's top competition regulator has warned. Andr... (more story)

Union Pacific CEO says company will quickly give US rail board supplemental data June 16, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Union Pacific Railroad intends to file merger application supplements for its planned acquisition of rival Norfolk Southern with the US Surface Transportation Board as soon as possible, Chief Executive Jim Vena said Tuesday.

White Martins’ Locmed buyout faces review in Brazil June 16, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense has begun to review White Martins’ acquisition of Locmed as a full-form case. The buyer is part of the Linde Group, a global industrial gas and engineering ... (more story)

Saipem, Subsea7 file intended merger for EU approval June 16, 2026 | Jean Comte

Energy services companies Saipem and Subsea7 have requested the EU Commission's approval for their intended merger, according to a notification on the regulator's register of deals. The commission has set a pr... (more story)

Public interest in competition a 'danger,' Germany's Mundt says June 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Taking public interest arguments into account in competition assessments represents a "huge danger," according to Germany's top antitrust enforcer. But the head of the Dutch competition authority disagreed, sa... (more story)

Politics, big business have ‘excessive’ sway over competition policy, Monti says June 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The power of large enterprises and political interests exerts too much influence over the enforcement of competition law, and more attention should be given to broader interests, Mario Monti said. The former I... (more story)

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Demand shift appears to complicate Cristália-Takeda plant deal scrutiny in Brazil June 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Cristália’s planned acquisition of Takeda’s pharmaceutical plant in Jaguariúna in Brazil is raising questions about how easily pharmaceutical companies could shift outsourced manufacturing away from the facili... (more story)

Paramount-Warner deal splits studios, indie distributors in Brazil market test June 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Major Hollywood studios and independent distributors offered sharply different assessments of Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in response to the Brazilian competition authority's mar... (more story)

ABF-Hovis deal's UK approval shows buyer-side failing-firm defense is viable June 16, 2026 | Jon Menon

Merger approval for two big UK breadmakers is a rare example of an acquirer's potential exit from the market proving central to deal clearance. Allowing Associated British Foods' loss-making Allied Bakeries to... (more story)

Fox-Roku deal tees up US antitrust review of streaming, connected-TV ads June 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Fox’s proposed $22 billion acquisition of Roku is likely to receive significant US antitrust review over vertical issues in streaming distribution, connected-TV advertising and the treatment of rival streaming... (more story)

A suit by US states to block Warner deal could cost Paramount millions in fees June 15, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

If state attorneys general file a lawsuit to block Paramount’s acquisition of film studio Warner Bros. Discovery later this month, the delay in closing the deal could add hundreds of millions — if not billions... (more story)

Ingredion-Tate & Lyle deal may hinge on specialty ingredient overlaps June 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

Ingredion's planned £2.7 billion buyout of British rival Tate & Lyle may face scrutiny over potential overlaps in specialty food ingredients used to improve sweetness, texture and mouthfeel in packaged food an... (more story)

France's three-way SFR deal to test EU's approach to telecom consolidation June 08, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange's €20.35 billion deal to carve up rival French telecom operator SFR promises to test the way EU regulators apply their new draft merger guidelines and challenge the tradition... (more story)

Paramount-Warner full-form review in Brazil pushes back decision deadline June 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The review of Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery in Brazil required the companies to amend their initial filing from a summary to a full-form notification, which seeks more ... (more story)