Australian Treasury documents obtained by MLex reveal a gap in Australia’s mandatory merger rules, addressed by September amendments, that could have allowed invest... (more story)
Officials from the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority — and also representatives of Saipem and Subsea7 — have held separate meetings with... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to a merger between two rival outdoor commercial playground builders — PlayPower and BCI Burke — includes several novel ... (more story)
EU merger regulators are set to approve the $25 billion merger of paint and coatings makers AkzoNobel and Axalta after the companies tweaked their remedy offer, MLex has learned.
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo would seek buyers other than insurer Unipol for any additional MPS branches it might need to sell to secure antitrust approval for the deal, CEO Carlo Messina said Tuesday... (more story)
Lufthansa’s plans to increase its stake in ITA Airways from 41 percent to 90 percent remains on track to close in early 2027, although regulatory approvals are still outstanding, the German airline said during... (more story)
EU foreign subsidy regulators have approved the takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy by JD.com for €2.2 billion, after the Chinese e-commerce giant made wide-ranging concessions. JD.com said it would open... (more story)
South Korean construction conglomerate Hoban Group has filed a merger notification with the country's antitrust regulator after increasing its stake in Hanjin KAL, the holding company of Korean Air, in a move ... (more story)
Union Pacific Railroad has asked the US Surface Transportation Board to overturn an administrative law judge’s decision to publicize the company’s video recording of Chief Executive Jim Vena’s keynote speech a... (more story)
Fox has received all required foreign regulatory approvals for its proposed acquisition of Roku and continues to work with the US Department of Justice to obtain US merger clearance, Fox said on an earnings call.
The UK government’s decisions on Chinese investment has been characterized by reactivity, inconsistency and opacity, a committee of lawmakers has said as it called for more disclosure on screening decisions an... (more story)
The EU go-ahead for JD.com's acquisition of Ceconomy shows that Chinese companies can gain EU subsidy approval for their European deals. But the ecommerce platform, which is listed internationally, had to give... (more story)
LetterOne is set to ask the UK Supreme Court whether it is entitled to compensation after being forced to sell broadband provider Upp on national security grounds. The landmark appeal at the UK's top court by ... (more story)
DoorDash’s proposed $17 billion acquisition of Instacart is likely to draw an in-depth investigation from US federal and state antitrust regulators as the merger carries the potential to eliminate a growing co... (more story)
State attorneys general say they prefer federal antitrust agencies take the lead in resolving illegal corporate mergers, but promise to take matters into their own hands when the federal government shirks its ... (more story)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Santa Clara, California-bases Marvell Technology has agreed to acquire San Jose, California-based Lumentum in an all-stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of $115 billion. The companies said the m... (more story)
Delivery company DoorDash intends to acquire rival Instacart for roughly $17 billion.To add details to this portfolio regarding legal or economic representatives, please contact editors@mlex.com
MiMedx Group has agreed to acquire Sanara MedTech in a cash and stock transaction with a total enterprise value of about $350 million. Both companies are traded on the Nasdaq.To add details to this portfolio r... (more story)
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