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Live Nation antitrust trial becomes flashpoint amid Slater’s DOJ departure
A showdown between Live Nation Entertainment and US government antitrust enforcers has entered the spotlight following Gail Slater’s sudden departure from her leade... (more story)
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Slater's departure ends turbulent tenure as DOJ antitrust chief
Gail Slater, antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, announced on Thursday that she is leaving the agency less than one year into her turbulent tenure and ... (more story)
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DOJ’s Hamer leaving Antitrust Division less than a year into job
Mark Hamer, a top enforcer in the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, is departing the agency less than a year after he was appointed deputy assistant at... (more story)
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The Japanese competition regulator is set to clarify its policy on appointing monitoring trustees to oversee compliance with merger remedies, as it moves to strengthen supervision of increasingly complex commi... (more story)
A former top US Department of Justice antitrust official said Thursday that merging companies must prioritize winning deal approval “on the merits,” warning that lobbying won’t rescue a weak case.
California plans to create a filing system and charge filing fees in accordance with its new premerger notification law, Senior Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Paula Blizzard said. Governor Gavin News... (more story)
Paula Blizzard, Senior Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the California Attorney General’s Office, urged merging parties Thursday to be prepared to explain how their proposed deals would affect labor markets.
A coalition of states is asking a federal judge in San Jose to force Hewlett Packard Enterprise to disclose the identities of bidders for assets it has agreed to divest as part of its $14 billion acquisition o... (more story)
Parcel delivery companies DHL and CTT Expresso have requested European Commission approval to set up a joint parcel delivery service in Spain and Portugal. The regulator has set up an provisional deadline of M... (more story)
Foreign investors from countries controlling more than 40 percent of global manufacturing capacity in key sectors would face stricter limits under a draft of the EU’s upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act. The t... (more story)
Daily Mail and General Trust’s planned buyout of newspaper rival Telegraph Media Group is to be investigated in the UK on public interest grounds, in relation to whether the deal threatens a sufficient plurali... (more story)
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Gail Slater's departure from the US Department of Justice on Thursday ended a nearly year-long turf war and stripped the Antitrust Division down to three political appointees in the front office.
The appointment of Gail Slater last year to lead antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice was seen as an expression of philosophical continuity with past administrations. Her ouster Thursday — aft... (more story)
Nexstar Media Group’s merger history sheds light on the potential negative impact local communities could feel if its proposed acquisition of Tegna were approved. Local markets have seen job cuts and increases... (more story)
Gail Slater, antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, announced on Thursday that she is leaving the agency less than one year into her turbulent tenure and three days after one of her top deputies unex... (more story)
Paramount Skydance Corp. announced Tuesday it has substantially complied with the US Department of Justice’s second request for information regarding the company’s hostile takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery... (more story)
Google’s swift EU clearance for its $32 billion Wiz takeover is a clear reminder that Big Tech dealmaking is not doomed to fail in Brussels — despite the grumblings of companies across the Atlantic. The Europe... (more story)
State lawmakers are entering 2026 with renewed momentum on antitrust policy, advancing a wave of proposals aimed at tightening competition rules and expanding enforcement authority. This week, a California pre... (more story)
Telecom operators and other companies looking to assuage competition concerns from mergers with promises to invest may take heart from a decision by Spain’s competition watchdog. It has allowed two of the coun... (more story)