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Mergers and Acquisitions

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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)

US merger enforcers weigh tougher case management to curb late-stage remedies May 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Wesley Brown

Antitrust enforcers and academics are debating whether judges should impose hard procedural deadlines for merger remedies, with some arguing courts could deter eve-of-trial fix proposals simply by tying late s... (more story)

US state trustbusters vow to monitor deals not requiring antitrust filings May 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Top antitrust law enforcers from the states of Minnesota and Texas and from the District of Columbia promised to track mergers and acquisitions that fall below federal or regional paperwork submission threshol... (more story)

Labor competition, health costs are top concerns for Texas, antitrust enforcer says May 20, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Labor competition, rising healthcare costs and serial acquisitions by private equity are some of the antitrust problems on top of mind for the Texas attorney general, a top antitrust enforcer from the state said Wednesday.

Early disclosure of merger remedy talks helps courts assess fixes, US judge says May 20, 2026 | Wesley Brown

Merging parties and US regulatory agencies communicating remedy proposals and options to courts early on is beneficial to the courts, even if judges should avoid becoming directly involved in settlement negoti... (more story)

FTC’s Meador says ‘procedural integrity’ key to effective US merger enforcement May 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

FTC Commissioner Mark Meador said Wednesday that restoring “procedural integrity” to the US merger review process is critical to effective antitrust enforcement, arguing that agencies and merging parties must ... (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)