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CFIUS to focus on merger target vulnerabilities, even if investor is from allied nation
National security reviews of US mergers in 2026 are expected to focus on the vulnerabilities of the target company, while giving less consideration to the national ... (more story)
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Live Nation antitrust trial becomes flashpoint amid Slater’s DOJ departure
A showdown between Live Nation Entertainment and US government antitrust enforcers has entered the spotlight following Gail Slater’s sudden departure from her leade... (more story)
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Slater's departure ends turbulent tenure as DOJ antitrust chief
Gail Slater, antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, announced on Thursday that she is leaving the agency less than one year into her turbulent tenure and ... (more story)
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Thermo Fisher Scientific has requested EU approval for its takeover of Clario, which makes software for drug trials. The European Commission has set a March 23 deadline to decide on the deal.
French companies Eiffage, Dalkia, RATP Solutions Ville, and the city of Paris have requested the European Commission's approval to create a semi-public company that will be responsible for the Paris district h... (more story)
Omeed Assefi, the new acting chief of the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, told staff Friday he will continue the enforcement agenda of former boss Gail Slater while he redistributed civil and cr... (more story)
US-Japanese group Paloma Rheem's intended takeover of Groupe Atlantic will need clearance from the French government under its FDI vetting powers, MLex understands. France has made clear that it intends to fol... (more story)
Telecom Italia told investors and analysts that the sale of its subsidiary won't close by the end of the first quarter, as initially planned, but could still be finalized this year, MLex has learned. The deal ... (more story)
Universal Music Group has secured EU approval for its Downtown takeover, after agreeing to divest royalties-collection platform Curve. UMG, the world’s largest recorded music company, agreed to buy Downtown, w... (more story)
The Japanese competition regulator is set to clarify its policy on appointing monitoring trustees to oversee compliance with merger remedies, as it moves to strengthen supervision of increasingly complex commi... (more story)
A former top US Department of Justice antitrust official said Thursday that merging companies must prioritize winning deal approval “on the merits,” warning that lobbying won’t rescue a weak case.
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Universal Music Group’s Downtown takeover certainly got the “thorough” EU competition investigation that independent record labels demanded 14 months ago. But rather than blocking the deal, the European Commis... (more story)
A US district court’s move to block the Federal Trade Commission from requiring expanded premerger antitrust forms raises fresh uncertainty around the meaning of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Ac... (more story)
National security reviews of US mergers in 2026 are expected to focus on the vulnerabilities of the target company, while giving less consideration to the national origin of the foreign investor — even long-st... (more story)
Gail Slater's departure from the US Department of Justice on Thursday ended a nearly year-long turf war and stripped the Antitrust Division down to three political appointees in the front office.
The appointment of Gail Slater last year to lead antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice was seen as an expression of philosophical continuity with past administrations. Her ouster Thursday — aft... (more story)
Nexstar Media Group’s merger history sheds light on the potential negative impact local communities could feel if its proposed acquisition of Tegna were approved. Local markets have seen job cuts and increases... (more story)
Gail Slater, antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, announced on Thursday that she is leaving the agency less than one year into her turbulent tenure and three days after one of her top deputies unex... (more story)
Paramount Skydance Corp. announced Tuesday it has substantially complied with the US Department of Justice’s second request for information regarding the company’s hostile takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery... (more story)