Most deals involving medical device creators or medicine suppliers are benign transactions that federal officials have no desire to block, but transactions with horizontal or vertical overlaps require vetting,... (more story)

US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for stronger scrutiny of AI companies while asking Congress to sharpen antitrust enforcers' tools and to stack the federal bench with judges "who actually understan... (more story)

Microsoft has formally notified Brazil’s competition authority of its 2024 partnership with Inflection AI, following a determination by the agency’s Tribunal that the transaction should be reviewed.

Aramark has been granted permission to appeal a decision by a specialized UK competition court that prevented the US company from challenging an antitrust veto of its buyout of the Scottish caterer Entier. The... (more story)

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has requested EU foreign subsidy clearance for its takeover of video game maker Electronic Arts. The European Commission has set a July 30 deadline to decide on the $55 billion deal.

Paramount Skydance’s plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery is on track to get EU approval after investigators cited only limited concerns following their market investigation, MLex has learned. EU competition... (more story)

The Japanese competition watchdog is preparing to update its merger review guidelines to reflect the growing importance of factors such as supply-chain resilience and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emission... (more story)

The Japanese competition watchdog reviewed a record 458 merger filings in the year ended March, according to annual merger statistics released on Wednesday, reflecting robust dealmaking activity by Japanese co... (more story)