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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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Global gas firm Air Liquide’s Brazilian unit’s planned acquisition of Grupo Lumiar will be subject to a full-form review by CADE, the country's competition regulator.
AI-driven markets will be among a key challenge for the Italian competition authority in the coming years, its outgoing President Roberto Rustichelli told lawmakers on Tuesday as he presented the AGCM's 2025 a... (more story)
American Airlines informed the Brazil Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) about a proposed $100 million investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, which aims to alter the Brazilian carrier’s ... (more story)
Diogo Thomson de Andrade has become the second interim president of Brazil’s competition regulator in less than a year. He took over the position after Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima concluded his term at the... (more story)
Paramount SkyDance’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is to be investigated by the UK Competition and Markets Authority, which is seeking views on the deal until April 27. The regulator hasn’t sai... (more story)
Anthony Whelan, the EU’s new top competition official, has pledged greater “openness” and “clarity” for companies facing merger reviews, and warned of the dangers of “crisis cartels” at a time of economic shoc... (more story)
Anthony Whelan, a long-serving EU official, will take over leadership of the European Commission’s powerful competition directorate. Teresa Ribera said his “professionalism” would be key in upholding “objectiv... (more story)
Italian communication company Retelit and the Italian Finance Ministry saw their intended joint acquisition of Sparkle cleared by the European Commission. This was the parties' third try to have it approved, f... (more story)
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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)
Low morale and concerns about the direction of enforcement have led to a series of departures from the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, and more exits are expected this month, MLex has learned.
The high-profile merger of local television station owners Nexstar and Tegna, criticized for its impact on public discourse, is more likely to be undone for its impact on retransmission fees. That’s the key is... (more story)
Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak reached an agreement Wednesday that allows Amtrak’s passenger trains to operate on a five-mile segment of Union Pacific’s track starting near Avondale, Louisiana. The relation... (more story)
CBS News parent Paramount Skydance’s proposed buyout of CNN owner Warner Bros. Discovery would give a single corporation control over two of the most popular US-based TV news broadcasts and online news provide... (more story)