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Charter concurrently closes Cox, Liberty deals

US rail board must decide if Union Pacific merger rationale is plausible

Andreas Mundt

Inside Mundt's mission to keep Germany on top of competition challenges

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Charter concurrently closes Cox, Liberty deals August 20, 2026 | Wesley Brown

Charter Communications closed its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications and concurrently closed its all-stock acquisition of Liberty Broadband, the company announced. Charter and Cox received their f... (more story)

JD.com offers remedies in EU subsidy probe of Ceconomy deal August 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is proposing changes to its acquisition of electronics retailer Ceconomy to address EU concerns over the potentially distortive effect of Chinese subsidies. The European Commiss... (more story)

Henkel seeks EU approval to buy coatings specialist Stahl August 20, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

German company Henkel has requested EU approval for its plans to acquire Dutch specialty coatings company Stahl. The European Commission has set a provisional Sept. 22 deadline to decide on the €2.1 billion de... (more story)

China blocks compliance with EU FSR measures in JD.com's acquisition of Ceconomy August 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

JD.com faces a new compliance conflict in the EU’s foreign-subsidy review of its acquisition of Ceconomy after China barred organizations and individuals from implementing or assisting with cross-border invest... (more story)

South Korea clears Lotte Chemical-HD Hyundai petrochemical deal with 5-year remedies August 20, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Lotte Chemical and HD Hyundai have secured conditional approval from South Korea’s antitrust regulator for a major petrochemical restructuring deal in Daesan, with the watchdog imposing a five-year package of ... (more story)

US judge on Paramount-Warner deal challenge draws hard line on 12-day trial August 19, 2026 | Alex Wilts

A California federal judge on Wednesday said she was imposing a hard 12-day trial limit for two lawsuits seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and expressed frustration wi... (more story)

Abra files appeal against Brazil's clearance of American Airlines' investment in Azul August 19, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Abra Group, owner of Gol Linhas Aéreas and Avianca, has challenged the unconditional approval by Brazil's competition authority of American Airlines' $100 million investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, ... (more story)

Novamed's Medley acquisition review in Brazil gets new round of queries August 19, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority has opened a new round of market testing in its review of Novamed’s proposed acquisition of Medley Farmacêutica from Sanofi, asking competitors about six pharmaceutical cate... (more story)

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US FTC Republicans' split highlights risks of two-member commission August 20, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The US Federal Trade Commission’s split vote on IonQ’s acquisition of SkyWater Technology shows the potential of a two-member commission allowing deals with concerns to go through without challenges or remedie... (more story)

US rail board must decide if Union Pacific merger rationale is plausible August 19, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Union Pacific Railroad and its acquisition target Norfolk Southern Railway contend that their once-amended and twice-supplemented merger application presents overwhelming evidence that their deal is both proco... (more story)

Brand loyalty, switching concerns emerge in Brazil's Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue review August 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Consumer trust and brand loyalty emerged as recurring themes across responses submitted to Brazil's antitrust authority during its review of Kimberly-Clark's proposed acquisition of Kenvue assets. Though not d... (more story)

HPE settlement judge cites limited power to shape US DOJ antitrust settlements August 18, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski, Curtis Eichelberger and Chris May

The federal judge who approved Hewlett Packard Enterprise's merger antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division emphasized in his opinion that while courts have the right to vet ... (more story)

Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger costs put focus on growth assumptions August 17, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say their proposed $85 billion combination will create $2.75 billion in annual synergies by shifting traffic from trucks to rail, and eliminating interline handoffs — more th... (more story)

EU tightens foreign investment net, but capitals keep final say August 07, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Foreign investment in critical EU sectors will face broader and more consistent scrutiny from 2028, when all member states must operate screening systems and vet a common core of deals. The new vetting framewo... (more story)

As suspicious M&A share trading rises, UK watchdog stresses need to be proactive August 06, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

The UK financial watchdog's latest metrics for market cleanliness — broadly designed to uncover insider dealing around takeovers — show a rise in suspicious activity that suggests a problem needing to be tackl... (more story)

Economic security, supply chain resilience gain prominence in Japan's merger guidelines August 06, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan's revised merger guidelines mark the clearest acknowledgment yet that economic security and supply-chain resilience may justify corporate consolidation. While competition experts expect the revisions to ... (more story)

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Bloomberg-Canoe Intelligence deal under review in Australia August 21, 2026
Tencent's proposed acquisition of Happibits reviewed in Australia August 21, 2026
Charter closes Cox, Liberty deals August 20, 2026
NextEra-Dominion listening tour speakers, venues set in Virginia August 20, 2026
Vandemoortele-Délifrance deal cleared with conditions by UK CMA August 20, 2026
Japan's Mitsubishi Electric to buy US PCI Energy Solutions for $1.4bn August 20, 2026
Danone-Huel deal cleared by UK competition regulator August 20, 2026
Views on FirstCash buy of Ramsdens sought by UK competition regulator August 20, 2026
Bunnings-Intellihub proposed joint venture reviewed in Australia August 20, 2026
Chevron-Woodside's gas and energy deal under review in Australia August 20, 2026
Lotte Chemical, HD Hyundai petrochemical restructuring cleared with KFTC remedies August 20, 2026
L'Oréal-Gucci licensing deal under review in Australia August 20, 2026
Coles' bid to open regional Queensland supermarket under Australian review August 20, 2026