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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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A report from the Brazilian competition authority revealed that the number of preventive measure appeals ruled on by the agency's Tribunal jumped to 20 in 2025, up from just one in 2024.
A coalition of congressional Democrats asked the US Department of Justice and Acting Inspector General William M. Blier to open an investigation into potential corruption within the agency pertaining to antitr... (more story)
Getty Images will have to divest Shutterstock’s editorial business to get clearance for its acquisition of the company, the UK antitrust regulator has provisionally said. It said the sale of the unit would be ... (more story)
South Korea’s four biggest K-pop agencies are seeking antitrust clearance to establish a joint venture for a new global music festival project, in a move that would bring some of the industry’s fiercest rivals... (more story)
Akzo Nobel’s planned $25 billion merger with Axalta Coating Systems is to be probed by the UK antitrust regulator, which is seeking views on the deal from interested parties until May 1. The Dutch chemicals co... (more story)
The proposed merger between offshore engineering giants Saipem and Subsea7 has been declared ‘complex’ by the Brazilian competition authority and will get an in-depth analysis of its competitive effects in the... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority is reviewing under its full-form procedure the proposed incorporation of CBO into OceanPact, resulting in a combined publicly listed company. Upon completion, CBO would be exting... (more story)
UPM and Sappi are facing an in-depth EU inquiry into their plans to merge their graphic paper businesses, MLex has learned.
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Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery can expect to be interrogated by state antitrust enforcers about how their merger will influence labor issues and content-buyer power within the film and TV entertainment sector.
Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications can close once it gets regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission, but the pace of the review has been slowed by... (more story)
Milk cooperatives Arla and DMK must file their intended merger for EU clearance by around the first week of May if they want to see the deal finalized by the middle of this year, as they have targeted. Ahead o... (more story)
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.