Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange's €20.35 billion deal to carve up rival French telecom operator SFR promises to test the way EU regulators apply their new draft merger guidelines and challenge the tradition... (more story)

The review of Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery in Brazil required the companies to amend their initial filing from a summary to a full-form notification, which seeks more ... (more story)

In reviewing DHL and CTT's parcel-delivery joint venture, the European Commission took a serious look at the parties' efficiency claims, despite them not being needed as the deal didn't raise competition conce... (more story)

The EU’s merger regulators scored a big win over France's Vivendi on Wednesday, convincing judges that they were entitled to demand WhatsApp and Gmail messages when probing suspicious conduct. But the shockwav... (more story)

Senior officials at the US Federal Trade Commission told MLex they're looking forward to public comments about how the agency can improve premerger antitrust forms — particularly feedback from regulated busine... (more story)

Saipem and Subsea7 are increasingly relying on offshore installation vessel availability and Petrobras’ buying power as defenses in Brazil against concerns that their proposed transaction would restrict compet... (more story)

The Brazilian competition authority's investigatory unit has centered its recommendation to block stock exchange manager B3’s acquisition of credit registry platform CRDC not on the equity stake alone, but on ... (more story)

A pair of unanticipated events this month create risk for American Water Works’ proposed acquisition of Essential Utilities.