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SFR shop sign in town center of BAYONNE, FRANCE, 2020. SFR is a French telecom company.

French review of SFR carve-up preferable to parallel probes, EU Commission says

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US FCC to vote on repealing national broadcast ownership cap

US states' Paramount-Warner suit tests narrow antitrust markets

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Liquid Nails can’t raise prices without angering clients, executives tell US court July 18, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Executives at Liquid Nails’ parent Pittsburgh Paints testified Friday that home improvement retailers catering to budget-minded shoppers have fiercely resisted even modest wholesale price bumps in cases where ... (more story)

Paramount, Warner to hear from US judge by July 22 on states’ request for block July 17, 2026 | Alex Wilts

A US judge said she will rule by July 22 on whether to grant 12 states’ request for a temporary restraining order blocking Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery from closing their $110 billion transact... (more story)

Brazil cinema associations meet with CADE councilor on Paramount-Warner deal July 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazilian cinema exhibitor associations met with the office of CADE Councilor José Levi Mello do Amaral Júnior on Thursday to discuss the unconditional approval by the antitrust agency’s Superintendence of Par... (more story)

Bank mergers will see prompt EU action against national meddling, Albuquerque says July 17, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

The EU's financial services chief said on Friday that the European Commission would up its vigilance of actions by national governments that might hamper consolidation in the banking sector. “We will act faste... (more story)

EU merger rules must do more to consider labor market impact, union group says July 17, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

EU merger rules must go further in considering the impact on the labor market and be mindful of the risks of allowing consolidation in already concentrated industries, the umbrella association representing wor... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE accepts appeals against Saipem-Subsea7 deal clearance; extends review July 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazil's antitrust tribunal has agreed to hear appeals filed by Petrobras and the Brazilian Association of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Companies (ABEP) against the unconditional clearance of the pro... (more story)

Coles launches first appeal under Australia's new merger regime July 17, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Coles has appealed the Australian competition watchdog's decision to block its proposed acquisition of a supermarket and liquor-store site in Kalgoorlie, marking the first appeal under Australia's new mandator... (more story)

Japan proposes revised merger guidelines, expands role of merger efficiencies July 17, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan's antitrust agency published draft revisions to its merger review guidelines on Friday, clarifying that merger efficiencies — including supply-chain resilience, sustainability improvements, increased inv... (more story)

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US states' Paramount-Warner suit tests narrow antitrust markets July 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

For years, defining narrow relevant markets around a subset of premium products has been a controversial legal strategy in merger enforcement. States challenging the proposed Paramount-Warner combination are n... (more story)

Trump role in railroad merger magnified by high court but remains unclear July 14, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

The US Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter strengthened the president’s authority over formerly independent agencies such as the US Surface Transportation Board, but it remains to be seen whether th... (more story)

Bonta casts California as backstop to Trump's antitrust retreat July 13, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said a lawsuit against the proposed merger by Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is about much more than one Hollywood transaction. Bonta’s message is that California is... (more story)

US FTC's Loctite-Liquid Nails case focuses on hardware store sales July 10, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

If corporate consolidation binds Loctite to Liquid Nails, the two glue heavyweights will have the potential to dominate the construction adhesive retail market, the US Federal Trade Commission is set to argue ... (more story)

Foxconn-Mitsubishi review exposed legal-certainty problem inside Brazil CADE July 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

A ruling by the Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal on the Foxconn-Mitsubishi Fuso joint venture proposal did more than settle a jurisdictional dispute over how turnover thresholds should be applied to ... (more story)

NextEra, Dominion Energy likely to get US antitrust scrutiny in wholesale markets July 06, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

NextEra's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy will likely receive antitrust scrutiny in the wholesale power markets administered by independent power grid operators PJM Interconnection and ISO New England.

Saipem-Subsea7 Brazil clearance set to be challenged over analysis inconsistencies July 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Critics of the approval of Saipem's proposed acquisition of Subsea7 in Brazil argue the Administrative Council for Economic Defense's investigatory unit relied on internally inconsistent reasoning to justify t... (more story)

New EU merger guidelines' promised dynamism put to test by UPM-Sappi JV July 06, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

UPM and Sappi’s €1.4 billion paper manufacturing joint venture is testing the EU merger regulator’s thinking on "pivotality," fixed costs and out-of-market benefits — all concepts that are part of the regulato... (more story)

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Democrats introduce US legislation to break up meatpacking monopolies July 17, 2026
NextEra, Dominion seek approval for deal from South Carolina, Va. utility agencies July 17, 2026
US lawmakers call for antitrust scrutiny of Fox's proposed Roku takeover July 17, 2026
CADE publishes president’s acceptance of union into Copasa deal review July 17, 2026
Merger of Euralis and Maïsadour approved by French competition regulators July 17, 2026
Rules on bank mergers, asset transfers published by EU banking watchdog July 17, 2026
Chinese businesses call for further ‘improvements’ to EU subsidy rules July 17, 2026
Valentino starts work as new head of Italian competition regulator July 17, 2026
Rossel-IPM media merger decision published by Belgian authority July 17, 2026
Sika AG's proposed acquisition of Akkim cleared in Australia July 17, 2026
JFTC seeks comment on revised merger-review guidelines July 17, 2026
Zoetis-Neogen Genomics deal referred to in-depth review in Australia July 17, 2026
Coles appeals antitrust watchdog's rejection of Western Australia supermarket bid July 17, 2026