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Mergers and Acquisitions

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US FTC steps up early detection of acqui-hires, Ferguson says June 18, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Khushita Vasant

The US Federal Trade Commission has become more effective at identifying acqui-hires before they close and it is studying whether existing antitrust tools are sufficient to address the increasingly prominent t... (more story)

EU Commission pledges to keep acting against states' interference in banking deals June 18, 2026 | Jean Comte and Fanny Roux

The European Commission stands ready to act against member states' interfering in banking mergers, the regulator said in a draft report obtained by MLex. The document laments the "supervisory suasion" and "pol... (more story)

Utility Reform Network met with CPUC president, commissioners on Charter-Cox June 18, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

Attorneys for The Utility Reform Network (TURN) said they had remote, ex parte meetings with the California Public Utilities Commission president and each of its commissioners on June 15 where they argued that... (more story)

Tech sector sees EU competition enforcer ring staff changes June 18, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Tech companies seeking merger approval or facing antitrust probes will see their cases overseen by different officials after the European Commission rotated the heads of teams tasked with scrutinizing digital ... (more story)

ABEP urges CADE to block Saipem-Subsea7 deal in Brazil June 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

A Brazilian oil and gas industry association has called on the country's antitrust authority to reject the proposed merger between Saipem and Subsea7, arguing that the oilfield engineering services companies h... (more story)

Santher seeks role in Brazil review of Kimberly-Kenvue deal, cites dominance concerns June 18, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazilian tissue maker Santher has asked Brazil’s antitrust authority to intervene as an interested third party in the reveew of Kimberly-Clark’s $48.7 billion proposed acquisition of Kenvue, warning the deal ... (more story)

US FTC orders Aurobindo to divest four drug products to complete Lannett deal June 18, 2026 | Wesley Brown

Aurobindo Pharma Limited will be required to divest four drug products in order to complete its $250 million acquisition of Lannett Company, as ordered by the US Federal Trade Commission. The government is req... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 could get Brazilian decision this month, CADE superintendent says June 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s antitrust authority could decide on the Saipem–Subsea7 proposed merger as early as this month, Alexandre Barreto, the agency’s superintendent, told MLex.

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Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger to be assessed based on public interest June 18, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

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)

Paramount-Warner deal still faces US state scrutiny after federal clearance June 17, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

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.

Demand shift appears to complicate Cristália-Takeda plant deal scrutiny in Brazil June 16, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

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)

Paramount-Warner deal splits studios, indie distributors in Brazil market test June 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

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)

ABF-Hovis deal's UK approval shows buyer-side failing-firm defense is viable June 16, 2026 | Jon Menon

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-Roku deal tees up US antitrust review of streaming, connected-TV ads June 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

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)

A suit by US states to block Warner deal could cost Paramount millions in fees June 15, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

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)

Ingredion-Tate & Lyle deal may hinge on specialty ingredient overlaps June 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

Ingredion's planned £2.7 billion buyout of British rival Tate & Lyle may face scrutiny over potential overlaps in specialty food ingredients used to improve sweetness, texture and mouthfeel in packaged food an... (more story)