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China orders Meta to unwind Manus deal amid tech transfer concerns

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News sector emerges as growing US antitrust concern

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RTL’s Sky Deutschland deal gets EU approval after no competition concerns found

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Kimberly-Clark seeks EU FSR approval for Kenvue acquisition April 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Personal-care company Kimberly-Clark has sought European Commission approval under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation for its intended acquisition of healthcare firm Kenvue. The regulator has set a provisional d... (more story)

Elevator makers Kone, TK hope for EU approval by second quarter of 2027 April 29, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Elevator makers Kone and TK Elevator have agreed a €29.4 billion deal to combine their businesses into a global player. Kone’s CEO said regulatory filings will begin shortly, with approvals required from the E... (more story)

New EU draft merger guidelines to be published on Thursday, Ribera says April 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Teresa Ribera, the EU's antitrust chief, has said the European Commission will publish on Thursday a draft of the new merger guidelines — the document that sets out how the regulator assesses mergers. The reva... (more story)

Döhler buyout of Treatt needs clearances in UK, US, Austria, Ireland April 29, 2026 | Jon Menon

Döhler Group has said its planned acquisition of Treatt, to create a “globally integrated ingredients platform,” is conditional on antitrust approval in Austria, Ireland, the UK and the US. The family-owned Ge... (more story)

Lawyer in Kansas AG's office seeks to participate in Nexstar-Tegna lawsuit April 28, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

An attorney with the Kansas attorney general’s office requested permission from a federal judge to participate in the Nexstar-Tegna lawsuit as counsel on behalf of the State of Kansas. The application was deni... (more story)

AI chatbots, Google's AI overviews are on the radar of EU DMA enforcer April 28, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Google’s roll-out of AI answers to search results is being discussed with the search giant by EU officials enforcing a law regulating tech gatekeepers, they confirmed Tuesday. In documents published Tuesday, t... (more story)

Airbus, Air France saw EU Commission engage on ‘efficiencies’ in JV clearance April 28, 2026 | Jean Comte and Nicholas Hirst

The European Commission used an announcement Tuesday clearing a JV between Airbus and Air France Tuesday to encourage dealmakers to submit efficiency claims early when notifying mergers or acquisitions. The EU... (more story)

Deutsche Börse says Allfunds deal ‘on track’ to close in the first half of 2027 April 28, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Deutsche Börse remains “firmly on track” to receive approval to complete its €5.3 billion Allfunds acquisition in the first half of next year, its chief executive said. “We have initiated the customary pre-not... (more story)

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UPM-Sappi paper deal draws tough and traditional EU concerns April 29, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

An in-depth EU investigation into UPM’s joint venture with Sappi has thrown the book at the deal, voicing a host of concerns about how the tie-up would combine the two largest graphic paper manufacturers in Eu... (more story)

China's block of Meta-Manus deal underscores higher bar for cross-border tech deals April 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's landmark decision to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus underscores Beijing's evolving approach to evaluating cross-border technology deals, with authorities now... (more story)

Big Tech dodges Brazil gun jumping for AI deals, but regulator may seek review April 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazil’s competition authority found that artificial intelligence partnerships struck by major tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google didn’t result in gun-jumping violations in the country, but th... (more story)

JD.com to cite lack of Chinese state ties in bid to secure EU FSR approval April 27, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will face down calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of European consumer electronics giant Ceconomy by pointing to how it’s a publicly traded company with ... (more story)

Broader view of M&A means EU offers something for everyone in dealmaking April 27, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

As important as the EU's redrafting of its merger guidelines is the clear shift of late in how the top politicians in Brussels view M&A. The European Commission president wants bigger European companies to eme... (more story)

Charter, Cox final review narrowed down to potential commitments in California April 24, 2026 | Wesley Brown

Scrutiny of Charter Communications’ proposed acquisition of Cox Communications has narrowed to commitments that could be made to resolve third-party concerns rather than concerns about an outright block of the... (more story)

Antitrust attorneys opting for state AG work over FTC, DOJ, private bar April 24, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Antitrust attorneys have been leaving the US Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice to take jobs with state attorneys general, lured by a jump in hiring, greater responsibility, more geographic ... (more story)

RTL-Sky deal sees EU champion scale, dynamic analysis as guidelines loom April 23, 2026 | Andrew Boyce, Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

RTL's acquisition of Sky Deutschland this week has seen the EU turn up the volume on key ideas crucial to its forthcoming guidelines: a dynamic market analysis that allows the emergence of a strong European co... (more story)

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Genea-Embrace Fertility merger faces Australian regulatory review April 29, 2026
Fulton Hogan-Avionics deal to be reviewed by Australian watchdog April 29, 2026
Proposed merger of Saipem, Subsea7 triggers Australian review April 29, 2026
UPM-Sappi joint venture could harm competition in paper markets, warns EU watchdog April 28, 2026
Airbus, Air France see intended joint venture get EU approval April 28, 2026
Neurocrine, Soleno HSR waiting period expired April 27 April 28, 2026
EU’s M&A overhaul should foster larger EU companies, Von der Leyen says April 28, 2026
LDC-Green Label poultry deal gains UK antitrust approval April 28, 2026
South Korea extends behavioral remedies in Hanwha–Daewoo deal, cites persistent dominance April 28, 2026
Japan's Daiwa Securities Group to acquire Orix Bank for $2.3 billion April 28, 2026
Kansas AG office lawyer asks to participate in state case against Nexstar-Tegna April 27, 2026
Travelers' attempt to undo Alaska Air-Hawaiian Airlines deal tossed by US judge April 27, 2026
SUTL–Keppel Bay marina deal may harm competition, Singapore antitrust agency warns April 27, 2026