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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews

Marc van der Woude

Faster merger cases, tighter pleadings: Van der Woude’s hopes for EU court

EMFA

Euronews owner’s Adria deal tests EU Media Board’s reach beyond the bloc

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Huntsman-Olin merger clearance in Brazil becomes final October 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The unconditional approval of Huntsman’s proposed merger with Olin by the Brazilian competition authority’s Superintendence has become final, after the deadline expired without an appeal or any member of the a... (more story)

UPM-Sappi gain an extra 20 days to submit remedies October 06, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

The European Commission has extended its probe into a €1.42 billion joint venture between UPM and Sappi by 20 working days, giving the companies more time to submit remedies to address competition concerns. Th... (more story)

Lifting Australian merger thresholds could miss antitrust concerns: ACCC's Woodward October 06, 2026 | Saloni Sinha and Lewis Crofts

Raising Australia’s merger-notification thresholds after a review of the new regime could still leave deals that raise competition concerns outside the new mandatory system, an Australian competition official ... (more story)

Coles allowed to submit corrected data in Australian lease deal appeal October 06, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Coles Supermarkets Australia has been allowed to correct errors in certain data it supplied to the competition regulator, with the Australian Competition Tribunal ruling that it could consider the corrected in... (more story)

CADE officials reviewing Saipem-Subsea7 meet with European, Australian regulators October 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazilian competition officials reviewing Saipem's proposed merger with Subsea7 met with European and Australian regulators on consecutive days to discuss the transaction, according to documents in CADE's case... (more story)

Novamed, Sanofi cite Eurofarma entry in Brazilian review of Medley deal October 05, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Novamed and Sanofi have cited Eurofarma’s recent registration of a naratriptan drug and growing use of clomiphene citrate to treat male hypogonadism in response to the Brazilian competition authority’s decisio... (more story)

STV wins EU approval to buy Tatra Trucks stake despite CSG pushback October 05, 2026 | Jean Comte

STV Group has won unconditional EU clearance to take a 17.5 percent stake in Tatra Trucks, which manufactures military or special-purpose trucks. The deal had faced strong opposition from rival Czechoslovak Gr... (more story)

Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue defend diaper-rash cream overlap in Brazil merger review October 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue have submitted additional market data to Brazil’s competition authority, arguing that their merger would cause only a small increase in concentration even if preventive diaper-rash cr... (more story)

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Critics say NextEra could raise Va. energy rates, use Dominion revenue as piggybank October 05, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Opponents of NextEra’s proposed merger with Dominion Energy will ask Virginia’s electricity regulator to block the deal so Dominion’s revenue can’t be siphoned off to fund other conglomerate interests and leav... (more story)

Kimberly-Kenvue deal could avoid CADE Tribunal if rare divestiture route applies October 01, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue could avoid a lengthier process in Brazil for the review of their $40 billion deal if CADE’s Superintendence agrees to clear the transaction without the need for a settlement agreemen... (more story)

US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain October 01, 2026 | Chris May

Federal lawmakers seeking to reshape the US collegiate athletics system took an important step forward on Monday when the Senate passed legislation that includes an antitrust shield for the National Collegiate... (more story)

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews October 01, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Canada’s push to build companies that can compete globally could favor domestic consolidation, even as tougher merger rules make large combinations harder to clear. At the same time, its broader national secur... (more story)

Loctite ruling expands viability of US nonstructural challenges, brand theories September 30, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

The court ruling that blocked the Loctite-Liquid Nails construction adhesive merger provides ammunition for nonstructural merger challenges with theories of harm based primarily on anticompetitive effects. The... (more story)

Prologis-Segro tie-up turns spotlight on local-warehouse overlaps in UK, EU September 30, 2026 | Jon Menon

Prologis's £14 billion acquisition of rival Segro may test how UK and EU competition regulators assess localized warehouse markets, as one of the world's largest logistics real-estate companies absorbs a leadi... (more story)

Nortera no-close order freezes deal pending Canadian challenge on merits September 29, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Canada's Competition Tribunal's order keeping Nortera Foods' acquisition of B&G Foods Canada's Green Giant and Le Sieur businesses from closing offers an early test of how the country's strengthened interim-me... (more story)

American Water-Essential settlement attracting more attention in Pa. September 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Pennsylvania’s regulatory review of American Water’s acquisition of Essential Utilities has suffered from low public interest and the acquiescence of government watchdogs, but that changed this week when inter... (more story)

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Huawei, Qualcomm reach patent licensing and sale agreement October 06, 2026
Schneider Electric announces $23.7bn purchase of PTC October 05, 2026
C.H. Robinson agrees to buy RXO for $5.8 billion October 05, 2026
Kiesel fined €2.4m in Austria for illegal mergers October 05, 2026
BT-TalkTalk deal review is open for views, UK’s CMA says October 05, 2026
Japan's Shionogi to buy US drugmaker IntraBio for $2bn October 05, 2026
Japan's Nippon Paint to buy Akzo Nobel APAC assets for $1.35bn October 05, 2026
Iowa, Montana agree to dismiss US Supreme Court suit over Paramount merger October 02, 2026
Bauhaus wins German nod to take over DIY stores from Hellweg October 02, 2026
Three Japanese regional banks discuss integration targeting 2028 October 02, 2026
Olin-Huntsman deal under review in Australia October 02, 2026
2degrees-One NZ joint venture faces review by New Zealand antitrust watchdog October 01, 2026
E.On-OVO Energy deal cleared after UK antitrust probe October 01, 2026