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Local retail markets under scrutiny in EU probe of XXXLutz-Porta deal

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KKR faces EU charges over merger misinformation (update*)

Brazil lower-league soccer clubs oppose FFU media-rights bloc

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New Jersey challenges CRH-Arcosa merger between road asphalt suppliers October 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

New Jersey has filed an antitrust lawsuit against hot-mix asphalt companies CRH and Arcosa, whose merger the state alleges would result in harm to competition for New Jersey Department of Transportation contra... (more story)

NextEra-Dominion merger bashed by Virginia utility regulator, state AG, governor October 20, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

The risk that NextEra's $67 billion proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy could be blocked in Virginia rose exponentially this week when staff at the state's utility regulator, the state's chief energy offic... (more story)

JD.com-Ceconomy deal heads to EU panel for sign-off on subsidy concessions October 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s move to acquire European electronics retailer Ceconomy will come before a committee of EU and national officials this week tasked with considering concessions that the compani... (more story)

EU turns up heat on governments intervening in M&A October 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

European governments intervening in mergers over concerns for public security or economic stability face stiffer scrutiny from the bloc’s regulator, under updated guidelines setting boundaries for using such p... (more story)

Merging companies get clearer path to prove benefits in EU’s new guidelines October 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Dealmakers will get more EU guidance on how to prove their mergers lead to benefits that wouldn’t otherwise materialize through alternative growth plans or industry arrangements, under a revised policy documen... (more story)

Anglo American still sees Teck Resources deal completing by March October 20, 2026 | Jon Menon

Anglo American still expects to complete its merger with Canada’s Teck Resources by March 2027, it has said in a regulatory filing. The deal has yet to be approved by China’s competition regulator. The company... (more story)

Vivendi fights gun-jumping charges in EU hearing October 20, 2026 | Jean Comte and Anna Lauwereys

Representatives for Vivendi are taking part in a confidential hearing on Tuesday as the French media giant battles fresh EU allegations it infringed the bloc's merger law. At the heart of the case is a claim t... (more story)

Cutting production doesn’t benefit ‘resilience,’ EU says in redrafted merger guidelines October 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Companies expecting merger clearance because their deals make European markets more resilient through a “permanent reduction in production capacity” will likely fail in their pleas, after the European Commissi... (more story)

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Fertitta, Caesars can pitch broad geographic markets, narrow product markets October 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Casino operators Fertitta Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment can be expected to tell regulators examining their proposed merger that geographic antitrust markets should be defined broadly due to an increa... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 lead Brazil CADE councilor holds internal meetings to discuss deal October 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The lead councilor reviewing Saipem’s proposed acquisition of Subsea7 at Brazil’s competition authority has met internally with the agency’s prosecutors and economists to discuss the transaction. Officials als... (more story)

US FTC challenge of playground deal tests novel legal theories October 19, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Khushita Vasant

The US Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to a merger between two rival outdoor commercial playground builders — PlayPower and BCI Burke — includes several novel antitrust theories of harm from the 2023 nati... (more story)

Local retail markets under scrutiny in EU probe of XXXLutz-Porta deal October 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

An EU enquiry into whether furniture seller XXXLutz can buy 140 stores from fellow retailer Porta signals a focus on concerns about local consumer markets at a time when geopolitical economics looms large in m... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 deal faces Nov. 4 decision in Brazil unless extra session is called October 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Saipem’s proposed merger with Subsea7 is expected to be decided by Brazil’s competition authority by Nov. 4, the last scheduled Tribunal decision-making session before the review’s Nov. 10 deadline, unless an ... (more story)

Gumtree data curbs show UK security scrutiny reaching consumer marketplaces October 15, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government’s intervention in the sale of British classifieds marketplace Gumtree to China’s 58.com is an unusual example of national security investment powers being used to restrict access to a consume... (more story)

Nvidia’s Hugging Face defense likely to hinge on openness, limits of platform influence October 12, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Nvidia is likely to argue that its proposed acquisition of Hugging Face would strengthen open-source artificial intelligence and expand demand for computing, while any attempt to steer developers toward its ow... (more story)

RHI Magnesita says antitrust case for Vesuvius built on experience, analysis October 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

RHI Magnesita, the market leader in high grade refractory products is in talks to buy Vesuvius, seen by some as its main rival. The deal could face antitrust scrutiny over their overlapping supplies of heat-re... (more story)

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Japan's Mitsubishi Electric, ABB plan power-distribution JV October 21, 2026
CRH, Arcosa agree to divest asphalt plants to resolve New Jersey merger concerns October 20, 2026
CRH-Arcosa deal would harm market for hot-mix asphalt, New Jersey AG claims October 20, 2026
Telecom Italia, Boost BidCo postpone long-stop date for Sparkle deal to Nov. 20 October 20, 2026
Salesforce agrees to acquire Braze for $5.66bn including debt October 20, 2026
Virginia governor's expert says NextEra commitments not enough to protect consumers October 20, 2026
Virginia AG official says utiity regulator should reject NextEra-Dominion merger October 20, 2026
Virginia utility commission staff recommends denying NextEra-Dominion deal October 20, 2026
Virginia official applauds recommendation to reject NextEra, Dominion merger October 20, 2026
Siemens Mobility's Mermec railway deal secures EU merger clearance October 20, 2026
Intersurgical-Teleflex deal to be probed by UK antitrust regulator October 20, 2026
EP Group-Fnac Darty deal secures final EU merger approval October 20, 2026
EU probe of UniCredit-Commerzbank deal open for comments October 20, 2026