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Taiwan FTC to scrutinize Uber's stake in Grab's $600m Foodpanda deal
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission said it is preparing to scrutinize Grab's planned acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan operations, as lawmakers raised concerns over Ube... (more story)
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India shifts from freeze to filter on China-linked foreign direct investment
India has eased foreign direct investment rules for China-linked investments, introducing a 10 percent threshold and fast-track approvals in select sectors under Pr... (more story)
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Nexstar-Tegna suit by US states suggests loss of faith in federal merger control
The decision by eight state attorney generals to sue to stop the Nexstar-Tegna merger — bypassing the federal government — marks a pivotal moment in the deteriorati... (more story)
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US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr defended the agency’s use of delegated authority in reviewing the proposed acquisition of Tegna by Nexstar Media Group, pushing back on congressional ... (more story)
Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese homebuilder and timber company, and California-based homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes have received clearance for their $4.5 billion deal from the US competition authorities.
Non-price factors such as sustainability and company ethics should be considered by European merger enforcers, when those factors influence what products consumers buy, a senior official at Italy's competition... (more story)
Catering company Aramark has told a court that a judgment preventing it from appealing a veto of its merger with Scottish rival Entier was an error of law, because it wasn’t culpable for the mistake made by a ... (more story)
Insurance Australia Group's bid to acquire Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia's insurance operations will proceed to an in-depth Phase 2 review under Australia's new mandatory merger regime, the compet... (more story)
A report from the Brazilian competition authority revealed that the number of preventive measure appeals ruled on by the agency's Tribunal jumped to 20 in 2025, up from just one in 2024.
A coalition of congressional Democrats asked the US Department of Justice and Acting Inspector General William M. Blier to open an investigation into potential corruption within the agency pertaining to antitr... (more story)
Getty Images will have to divest Shutterstock’s editorial business to get clearance for its acquisition of the company, the UK antitrust regulator has provisionally said. It said the sale of the unit would be ... (more story)
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A Belgian newspaper merger and LVMH’s takeover of a magazine in France are exposing enforcement gaps under the EU's new media law, as national authorities struggle to apply its plurality test. The situation is... (more story)
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery can expect to be interrogated by state antitrust enforcers about how their merger will influence labor issues and content-buyer power within the film and TV entertainment sector.
Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications can close once it gets regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission, but the pace of the review has been slowed by... (more story)
Milk cooperatives Arla and DMK must file their intended merger for EU clearance by around the first week of May if they want to see the deal finalized by the middle of this year, as they have targeted. Ahead o... (more story)
Hungary’s new government under Péter Magyar is expected to reset relations with the EU, pursue judicial reforms to unlock frozen funds and dismantle key Orbán-era institutions. While maintaining some continuit... (more story)
Hungarian media group Indamedia’s takeover of Ringier has prompted the first opinion by a new EU media board, using its own-initiative review powers ahead of April 12 elections. The board flagged risks to medi... (more story)
The dispute between US states and the federal government over the Nexstar-Tegna merger is playing out in court as a judge considers whether to issue a preliminary injunction blocking further integration of the... (more story)
The EU’s much-scrutinized system for referring mergers from the national level to Brussels could face fresh questions if Portugal or Spain asks the European Commission to review a small deal in the airport bag... (more story)