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Asiana faces fresh South Korean probe over possible breach of merger conditions
Asiana Airlines is facing renewed scrutiny from South Korea’s competition watchdog, which has carried out a dawn raid to examine whether the carrier violated merger... (more story)
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Fired enforcer notes 'battle lines' between US DOJ chief of staff, antitrust chief
Roger Alford, who was fired from the US Department of Justice last month, has described in stark terms the split he sees in the DOJ over the handling of mergers and... (more story)
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Trump enforcers distance themselves from Biden-era antitrust enforcement
Gail Slater and the rest of the Trump administration are charting a path in antitrust enforcement that is becoming increasingly clear. "We can call it MAGA Antitrus... (more story)
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India-based business processing outsourcing company WNS said that all antitrust clearances required to complete its transaction with France’s tech and consultancy group Capgemini have been received. The $3.3 b... (more story)
The Bureau of Competition director of the US Federal Trade Commission said the agency is examining ways to improve incentives for parties to propose remedies early in the merger review process in order to avoi... (more story)
US food giant Mars has seen EU competition officials resume their in-depth probe into its takeover of snacks maker Kellanova. The European Commission has set a new Dec. 19 deadline to decide on the $35.9 billion deal.
Mining company MMG has asked for clearance from the European Commission to take over Anglo American's nickel business in Brazil. The regulator has set a provisional deadline of Oct. 21 to decide on the deal. T... (more story)
Trade associations representing start-up entrepreneurs have asked the European Commission to clarify M&A rules to ensure investors and founders can exit by selling their companies. They want to see less uncert... (more story)
Enforcers and practitioners will struggle to factor trade policy into merger analysis, California antitrust chief Paula Blizzard said today. In addition to traditional antitrust analysis, merger reviews will c... (more story)
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson complained Tuesday about antitrust remedy proposals that dealmakers bring forward “on the eve of trial.”
EU competition commissioner Teresa Ribera has said the review of how her staff polices corporate dealmaking would see draft guidelines appear next spring, and warned against “vested interests” who might pursue... (more story)
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The proposed acquisition of Grupo Wickbold’s baking business by Bimbo is expected to require remedies, MLex has learned, following concerns raised by Brazil’s antitrust authority over potential price increases... (more story)
State attorneys general and other observers are pushing for a thorough Tunney Act procedure, including fact discovery, as a US judge considers whether Hewlett Packard Enterprise's merger with Juniper Networks ... (more story)
A ruling on the US Federal Trade Commission's challenge against GTCR’s merger with Surmodics is poised to join a series of merger cases that are steadily defining judicial precedent on litigating the fix and s... (more story)
The use of powerful information-access laws by Australia’s antitrust regulator has increased over recent years. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission says that this uptick in “section 155” notices i... (more story)
Private-equity firm TPG Global failed to shake claims that it orchestrated an anticompetitive scheme with Musixmatch — which it is alleged to control. A California federal judge’s order this week rejecting TPG... (more story)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks told Biden and Trump administration antitrust enforcers that their deal should be favored for its benefits to national security, and ultimately, the Trump admini... (more story)
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern moved a step closer to sealing their $85 billion merger after President Trump dismissed Robert Primus, a Democratic member of the Surface Transportation Board who had opposed... (more story)
Media mergers in the EU are now exposed to a media plurality test that goes beyond competition law to assess influence on public opinion, editorial independence and financial sustainability. The European Commi... (more story)