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Indonesia flags need to coordinate potential Grab-GoTo review with Singapore
Indonesia’s competition regulator said it will need to coordinate closely with Singapore on any potential Grab-GoTo merger, as both countries prepare for what could... (more story)
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Gildan Activewear, HanesBrands see US HSR wait period expire
Gildan Activewear and HanesBrands’ merger cleared a significant regulatory hurdle Nov. 20 when the waiting period under the US Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improveme... (more story)
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Pfizer tells Delaware court it's still mulling case against Novo Nordisk (update*)
Pfizer told the Delaware Court of Chancery on Friday that it is considering making amendments to its lawsuit seeking to keep Novo Nordisk from acquiring Metsera. It... (more story)
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Belgian food manufacturer Vandemoortele has offered to amend its plan to buy frozen bakery products maker Délifrance, in a bid to address EU competition concerns. The European Commission has extended its deadl... (more story)
Teresa Ribera has defended Europe's power to regulate corporate activity — be it by tech companies or in M&A — as a "rule of law" issue, shrugging off pressure from within and without to water down the Europea... (more story)
Brazilian competition officials raised concerns about the complexity of aligning competition remedies across jurisdictions, pointing to the need for better coordination and practical mechanisms for collaborati... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority is adopting an “ex-ante mindset” as it explores remedies that anticipate future digital regulation, Councilor Camila Alves Pires said at a BRICS+ forum. She said ex-ante transpar... (more story)
Chipmaker Qualcomm has gained, or waived, all of the regulatory clearances needed to complete its acquisition of Alphawave IP Group following approval in South Korea. The US company agreed to buy Alphawave, wh... (more story)
Vassilios Skouris is set to be appointed president of the seven-strong committee tasked with evaluating candidates for EU judges positions, according to a document seen by MLex. The consultative body, whose op... (more story)
Brazil’s competition Tribunal has unanimously approved Grupo Atem’s acquisition of river transport company Waldemiro P. Lustoza & Cia, or WPL, requesting governance commitments to mitigate antitrust risks in t... (more story)
Verisk and AccuLynx are still answering questions from the US Federal Trade Commission even though it has been more than 30 days since the government filed a second request, MLex has learned.
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The nature of the Federal Trade Commission and presidential power will be at issue on Dec. 8 as the Supreme Court hears the case in which former Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter challenges her firing by Pr... (more story)
The French competition watchdog's decision to fine Doctolib, the leading online medical appointment booking platform, over its acquisition of a rival seven years ago is raising questions about where the line i... (more story)
The European Commission's speedy approval of the merger of American Axle & Manufacturing and Dowlais is the latest sign the antitrust regulator can take a flexible and long view. Although the merged automotive... (more story)
A Grab–GoTo merger makes financial sense for shareholders and has growing political backing in Jakarta, but the deal faces its most serious obstacle in Singapore. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Sin... (more story)
Universal Music Group has good reason to cheer, despite an EU statement of objections against its takeover of Downtown Music. The charge sheet shows the European Commission narrowing its concerns about the dea... (more story)
As cabinetmakers MasterBrand and American Woodmark respond to the US Federal Trade Commission’s second request, the companies will find it difficult to evade conversations about national market-share estimates... (more story)
The outcome of the EU's foreign-subsidy review of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's Covestro acquisition has few lessons to offer dealmakers in the way of certainty, given that the concessions extracted appeare... (more story)
Public comments filed with the US Federal Communications Commission about the proposed merger of Charter Communications and Cox Communications were overwhelmingly supportive of the deal and often cited the com... (more story)