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Novamed, Sanofi say concerns raised in Brazil CADE market test are mitigated September 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Novamed and Sanofi have responded to concerns raised by customers and competitors in a market test conducted by Brazil’s competition authority for its review of Novamed’s planned acquisition of Medley, Sanofi’... (more story)

Second round of queries issued in Loxam-Mills Brazil deal review September 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil's competition authority has issued a second round of queries in its review of Loxam SAS's proposed acquisition of at least a 50.33 percent stake in Mills Locação, Serviços e Logística and its subsidiaries.

EU to press ahead with FSR information requests outside the bloc, official says September 08, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

The European Commission will continue asking for information under the EU foreign subsidies rules for mergers despite China's instructions to its companies not to cooperate with the requests, an official from ... (more story)

Tenaris files Artrom Steel Tubes acquisition for EU approval September 08, 2026 | Jean Comte

Steel pipes manufacturer Tenaris has requested approval from the European Commission for its intended acquisition of Artrom Steel Tubes, according to an update on the regulator's website. The commission has se... (more story)

XXXLutz seeks EU clearance for Porta deal, amid gun-jumping probe September 08, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Furniture retailer XXXLutz has filed its acquisition of rival Porta for EU approval, two months after the European Commission opened an investigation into whether the company had moved ahead with the deal prio... (more story)

Saipem pitched role in energy security to EU Commission president's cabinet September 08, 2026 | Jean Comte and Nicholas Hirst

Representatives of Saipem met on Sept. 2 with the competition advisor of Ursula von der Leyen to pitch the energy services company's role in securing the bloc's energy security, according to minutes disclosed ... (more story)

India's antitrust chief warns of agentic AI competition risks September 08, 2026 | Freny Patel

The head of India's antitrust watchdog, Ravneet Kaur warned that agentic artificial intelligence could enable autonomous coordination or exclusion, signaling closer scrutiny under the Competition Commission of... (more story)

EU’s M&A shield for start-ups needs tweak to be workable, says Siemens lawyer September 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The European Commission should change the terms of a safe harbor — where startups facing acquisition are spared intrusive merger review — to ensure it is workable, a senior lawyer at Siemens said. Saar Diercke... (more story)

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Saipem and Subsea7 see EU review derail merger timeline September 08, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Jean Comte

A recent decision by the European Commission to pause its ongoing review of the intended Saipem7 deal is putting an end to any expectation that the deal could close by the end of the year — the official date f... (more story)

Union Pacific disputes US need for competition enhancements to close merger September 03, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Curtis Eichelberger

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway are challenging the US Surface Transportation Board's authority to condition their proposed merger on measures intended to promote competition, arguing that ... (more story)

Nvidia's Hugging Face openness pledge identifies US, EU antitrust fault line September 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Andrew Boyce

Nvidia’s promise to preserve Hugging Face as an open, hardware-neutral platform anticipates what is likely to become the central issue in the antitrust reviews of its $12.93 billion acquisition: whether the do... (more story)

US CFIUS on-site mitigation inspections drop to historical average under Trump September 03, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Companies and investors subject to US national security agreements are facing fewer on-site inspections under President Donald Trump, as his administration scales back a Biden-era expansion of mitigation overs... (more story)

New EU merger approach's pro-scale promise faces early test with upcoming deals September 03, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

A string of transactions is set to test EU policymakers' claims that the bloc's new merger guidelines will aid dealmaking and help foster European companies with sufficient scale to invest in innovation, compe... (more story)

US FTC's oil-deal probes under Biden buoy consumers’ private price-fixing claims September 02, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

Biden-era US Federal Trade Commission investigations of the Exxon-Pioneer and Chevron-Hess merger deals have backed up private price-fixing claims brought by consumers against shale oil producers and two previ... (more story)

B3's portfolio power poses challenge for CRDC acquisition in Brazil September 01, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazilian stock exchange operator B3's acquisition of credit registry CRDC and a related partnership with the São Paulo Commercial Association are scheduled for a Wednesday vote in Brazil's competition Tribuna... (more story)

Kimberly-Clark-Kenvue deal raises EU concerns over ‘iconic brands’ concentration August 31, 2026 | Jean Comte

Kimberly-Clark is due to hear by Sept. 29 whether its $49 billion planned acquisition of Kenvue to create a global powerhouse in the personal care and hygiene market will require an in-depth probe by EU merger... (more story)