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US DOJ's Assefi vows to reject 'half-measures,' wants more civil antitrust cases
Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to d... (more story)
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CFIUS to focus on merger target vulnerabilities, even if investor is from allied nation
National security reviews of US mergers in 2026 are expected to focus on the vulnerabilities of the target company, while giving less consideration to the national ... (more story)
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Live Nation antitrust trial becomes flashpoint amid Slater’s DOJ departure
A showdown between Live Nation Entertainment and US government antitrust enforcers has entered the spotlight following Gail Slater’s sudden departure from her leade... (more story)
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A US Federal Communications Commission decision on Nexstar Media Group’s proposed acquisition of Tegna, Inc. should be made at the commission level, not the bureau level, according to Commissioner Anna M. Gome... (more story)
Aramark is seeking an extension of the timetable to appeal the UK antitrust regulator’s decision to make the US catering company unwind its acquisition of smaller Scottish rival Entier. The Competition and Mar... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court in Texas to stay a recent decision vacating the agency’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Rule while it pursues an appeal. The FTC warned that it will seek emergency ... (more story)
A coalition of US states that intervened in the Tunney Act review of the US Department of Justice’s merger settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks failed to convince a California federa... (more story)
Gail Slater, former antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, said Tuesday she is "deeply concerned" by allegations that she misrepresented the national security implications of the merger between Hewle... (more story)
Worries about EchoStar upholding its commitments to wireless network buildouts remain among many as groups urge the US Federal Communications Commission to impose conditions on a potential transfer of spectrum... (more story)
Warner Bros. Discovery announced Tuesday that it will hold discussions with Paramount Skydance regarding its best and final offer, following a waiver granted by Netflix allowing the company to engage with the ... (more story)
The Danish competition authority opened on Monday an in-depth probe into Uber's acquisition of Dantaxi, according to an update on the regulator's website. The deal had been notified following a request from th... (more story)
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A defeat in federal court Wednesday for the US Federal Trade Commission regarding merger notification rules — if it stands — will remove an incentive for companies to delay merger filings. The ruling would all... (more story)
Pennsylvania's public utility commission is scrutinizing consolidation in the water and wastewater markets to determine whether American Water Works' $12 billion acquisition of Essential Utilities is in the pu... (more story)
Airlines that raised antitrust fears over the Danish state’s takeover of Copenhagen Airport — as it also had a minority stake in airline SAS — were rebuffed when the EU merger regulator cleared the deal last y... (more story)
Omeed Assefi, who took over as the acting chief at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for a second time, and in an address to staff on Tuesday sought to dispel any doubts about his commitment to enfo... (more story)
Universal Music Group’s Downtown takeover certainly got the “thorough” EU competition investigation that independent record labels demanded 14 months ago. But rather than blocking the deal, the European Commis... (more story)
A US district court’s move to block the Federal Trade Commission from requiring expanded premerger antitrust forms raises fresh uncertainty around the meaning of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Ac... (more story)
National security reviews of US mergers in 2026 are expected to focus on the vulnerabilities of the target company, while giving less consideration to the national origin of the foreign investor — even long-st... (more story)
Gail Slater's departure from the US Department of Justice on Thursday ended a nearly year-long turf war and stripped the Antitrust Division down to three political appointees in the front office.