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Mexico to revise merger guidelines, antitrust chief says

Unilever says it expects timely closing of McCormick food deal

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

SFR deal on track for end of 2027, regulator talks advancing, Orange CEO says

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Mexico to revise merger guidelines, antitrust chief says October 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Mexico's National Antitrust Commission plans to review its merger guidelines and issue guidance on the certification of corporate compliance programs by early next year, commission President Andrea Marván Salt... (more story)

C.H. Robinson executives says overlaps with buyout target RXO are minimal October 28, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Freight transportation broker C.H. Robinson Worldwide doesn’t have many clients in common with its acquisition target the supply chain logistics firm RXO, C.H. Robinson chief executive Dave Bozeman said during... (more story)

Boston Scientific says Penumbra close will push into Q1 2027 October 28, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Boston Scientific Chief Executive Officer Mike Mahoney said the company expects to close the acquisition of Penumbra in the first quarter of 2027. “The regulatory process has taken a bit of time,” Mahoney said... (more story)

EU governments edge closer to deal on foreign investment rules in industry plan October 28, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

EU governments are moving closer to an agreement on the Industrial Accelerator Act’s foreign investment rules, backing changes to the sectors covered and safeguards on future expansion, MLex has learned. Divis... (more story)

Ahead of Brazil ruling on Saipem-Subsea7, EU, UK, CADE officials meet October 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Officials from the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority — and also representatives of Saipem and Subsea7 — have held separate meetings with the office of the lead Brazilian councilor r... (more story)

CEWE’s plan to buy Kodak Moments under in-depth review in Germany October 28, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

CEWE’s planned acquisition of Kodak Alaris’s instant-photo business has come under an in-depth German merger review, according to an update of the national watchdog’s website on Wednesday. The deal would combi... (more story)

Kone has secured six merger clearances for TK Elevator deal, CEO says October 28, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Finnish elevator maker Kone has secured six merger-control clearances for its €29.4 billion acquisition of rival TK Elevator while EU prenotification discussions continue, it said Wednesday during a results ca... (more story)

Unilever says it expects timely closing of McCormick food deal October 28, 2026 | Jon Menon

Unilever says it expects to complete the planned combination of its foods business with McCormick on schedule after making “strong progress” in its pursuit of regulatory approvals for the deal. Unilever agreed... (more story)

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MMG must show nickel supply pledge is ‘quasi-structural’ to move EU regulator October 26, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Can Sino-Australian miner MMG persuade the EU merger regulator that it will keep a promise to supply ferronickel to European steelmakers once it has bought a key mine in Brazil? That will likely depend on how ... (more story)

Upholding ‘trust’ in merger control fuels EU watchdog's swing at KKR, Kingspan October 23, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe’s system for reviewing M&A activity is built on “mutual trust,” and “any circumstance” to undermine it endangers the entire architecture, the EU enforcer has said. By turning up the heat on KKR and King... (more story)

Space venture Project Bromo has a narrow path to early EU antitrust approval October 23, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Jean Comte

The "Project Bromo" space-exploration joint venture by Airbus, Thales and Leonardo, intended to rival SpaceX, has the political winds behind it and can hope for approval after a phase I review, subject to a ma... (more story)

Ecostrill's €1 fine is a warning from French watchdog for 'killer' dealmakers October 22, 2026 | Jean Comte

A French antitrust fine this week for creating a medical waste treatment monopoly in the overseas territory of La Reunion is unlikely to be appealed: It was a symbolic €1 on each party involved as it was a fir... (more story)

Fertitta, Caesars can pitch broad geographic markets, narrow product markets October 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Casino operators Fertitta Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment can be expected to tell regulators examining their proposed merger that geographic antitrust markets should be defined broadly due to an increa... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 lead Brazil CADE councilor holds internal meetings to discuss deal October 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The lead councilor reviewing Saipem’s proposed acquisition of Subsea7 at Brazil’s competition authority has met internally with the agency’s prosecutors and economists to discuss the transaction. Officials als... (more story)

US FTC challenge of playground deal tests novel legal theories October 19, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Khushita Vasant

The US Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to a merger between two rival outdoor commercial playground builders — PlayPower and BCI Burke — includes several novel antitrust theories of harm from the 2023 nati... (more story)

Local retail markets under scrutiny in EU probe of XXXLutz-Porta deal October 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

An EU enquiry into whether furniture seller XXXLutz can buy 140 stores from fellow retailer Porta signals a focus on concerns about local consumer markets at a time when geopolitical economics looms large in m... (more story)

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Indonesia's antitrust regulator to hear seven competition cases October 29, 2026
Comhla Vet seeks to acquire Veterinaryfirst in New Zealand October 29, 2026
MiMedx Group, Sanara receive second request from US FTC October 28, 2026
Saipem-Subsea7 merger ruling, others scheduled in Brazil October 28, 2026
UPM-Sappi venture cleared in most jurisdictions, EU approval pending, UPM says October 28, 2026
US FCC approves Amazon Leo’s acquisition of Globalstar October 27, 2026
Platinum Equity-BCI Burke abandonment a win for consumers, US FTC's Guarnera says October 27, 2026
Ares Capital to acquire MidCap Financial for enterprise value of $2.6 billion October 27, 2026
Arvedi-AMCLN deal now open for EU input October 27, 2026
Views of Prologis' buy of Segro sought by UK competition regulator October 27, 2026
Japan's Umios to acquire Canadian seafood producer for $570m October 27, 2026
Associated Industries of Florida opposes Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger October 27, 2026
Natural gas firms EQT, Range Resources to merge via all-stock deal October 26, 2026