Andrew Ferguson doesn’t lack for confidence. The second person in a row under the age of 40 appointed to lead the US Federal Trade Commission, Ferguson is a fast-talking, sharp-minded conservative who brings a... (more story)

The US Department of Justice can submit letters, offer economic analysis, even provide in-person testimony on the competitive effects of Union Pacific’s acquisition of Norfolk Southern, but the regulatory deci... (more story)

US state antitrust enforcers are still planning to challenge the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger despite a decision by the federal government to stand down, MLex has learned.

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)

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)

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’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)

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)