US states' Paramount-WBD merger challenge reassigned after related-case order
July 16, 2026
| Curtis Eichelberger and Alex Wilts
A bid by a dozen states to block the tie-up between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery will now be overseen by US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín after she granted motions Wednesday to relate... (more story)
Saipem, Subsea7 urge Brazil's CADE to dismiss appeals against deal clearance
July 15, 2026
| Flavia Fortes
Saipem and Subsea7 have asked Brazil's antitrust watchdog to reject appeals filed by Petrobras and industry association ABEP against the unconditional clearance of their planned merger, arguing the challengers... (more story)
US FCC to vote on repealing national broadcast ownership cap
July 15, 2026
| Wesley Brown
The US Federal Communications Commission will vote during its Aug. 6 open meeting on an order that would repeal the national television multiple ownership rule, according to a release from the agency. Chairman... (more story)
Novamed-Medley effects on Brazil government drug contracts probed by CADE
July 15, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
Brazil's antitrust authority is investigating whether Novamed's proposed acquisition of Medley Farmacêutica could affect competition in the public procurement of medicine. The agency is seeking the Health Min... (more story)
Bouygues, Iliad, Orange’s SFR carveup to be reviewed in France after EU referral
July 15, 2026
| Andrew Boyce
Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange’s €20.35 billion carveup of their rival SFR is set to be reviewed by France’s competition authority, after the European Commission agreed to transfer its scrutiny of Iliad’s ... (more story)
Henkel, FTC spar over power of retailers in US trial over Liquid Nails deal
July 15, 2026
| Ilana Kowarski
Loctite owner Henkel repeatedly highlighted the leverage that major home improvement retailers exert in negotiations with construction adhesive vendors, during the company's US merger trial Tuesday in a case b... (more story)
Brazil soccer bloc Libra faces full-form review by CADE
July 14, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Brazil’s competition watchdog has started reviewing the formation of Liga do Futebol Brasileiro, a commercial bloc that brings together five of the country’s largest clubs — Grêmio, Flamengo, Palmeiras, Santos... (more story)
CADE chief counsel notes accomplishments as term ends and he seeks another
July 14, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
André Luís Macagnan Freire left his post as chief counsel at the Office of the Attorney General attached to Brazil's antitrust authority on Tuesday, concluding a two-year mandate during which the agency reduce... (more story)