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NEC Corp., CSG Systems receive US antitrust clearance
NEC Corp. and CSG Systems International received US antitrust clearance as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period for their proposed transaction expired Monday at... (more story)
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US FTC's Meador calls out 'weird gamesmanship' by antitrust lawyers
Gamesmanship by certain law firms involved in antitrust or merger cases continues to impede competition enforcers, and such misbehavior ought to be publicly challen... (more story)
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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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NEC Corp. and CSG Systems International received US antitrust clearance as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period for their proposed transaction expired Monday at 11:59 PM , according to a securities filing.... (more story)
The US Department of Justice filed a motion for entry of the amended proposed final judgment of its settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks Monday evening, telling the court an evidenti... (more story)
Concerns over Alliança Saúde’s proposed acquisition of Grupo Meddi are concentrated but not dominant, according to public responses gathered by Brazil’s competition authority. While some competitors warn of re... (more story)
Google has requested EU approval for its $32 billion takeover of Wiz, according to an update by the European Commission. The regulator has set a Feb. 10 deadline to decide on the deal.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern told the US rail regulator they will divest portions of their shares in the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Company, the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis and TTX Com... (more story)
EchoStar and SpaceX this week filed consolidated oppositions to petitions and responded to comments regarding their proposed transfer of spectrum, calling on the FCC to approve the deal. The companies argue th... (more story)
Australia’s new mandatory, suspensory merger-notification regime is now in force, following the release of final legislative amendments in late December. From Jan. 1, mergers and acquisitions that meet the new... (more story)
The judge overseeing the Tunney Act review of the US government’s merger settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks said intervening states can pursue discovery, but it must be targeted to... (more story)
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Boeing’s $4.7 billion takeover of Spirit AeroSystems offers some of the clearest clues yet to how the UK's competition watchdog is departing from the approach of its counterpart in the EU as it looks to take o... (more story)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s role encouraging the growth of “superstar firms” to support the government’s industrial strategy is expected to progress in the year ahead. But when it comes to decid... (more story)
It's not just US tech platforms grumbling about their acquisitions being curbed by European competition regulators. Property platform Idealista's bid to buy its rival Kyero collapsed in September, in the face ... (more story)
China weaponized antitrust in 2025, deploying it both as a geopolitical lever against US corporate giants and as a mechanism for domestic stimulus. By dismantling internal market barriers while easing enforcem... (more story)
The curtain was pulled back on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in 2025, bringing an end to any illusions about the national security review being above the political fray.
Brazil’s antitrust authority closed out 2025 without blocking a single transaction, focusing its merger control enforcement actions mostly on domestic deals. While the absence of prohibitions underscored a gen... (more story)
Gamesmanship by certain law firms involved in antitrust or merger cases continues to impede competition enforcers, and such misbehavior ought to be publicly challenged, according to Mark Meador, the most recen... (more story)
US merger enforcement in 2025 is showing clear signs of a return to long-standing legal and economic principles after a period of change in enforcement policy — but that reset remains fragile. As antitrust age... (more story)