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Mergers and Acquisitions

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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

pair of boats made of euro notes to symbolize EU banking mergers

US FTC has used phased second requests since leadership change, director says

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Food giants’ market power needs tougher merger scrutiny, pressure groups say September 30, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Competition authorities should tighten scrutiny of agribusiness mergers and be tougher on companies that misuse their market power, according to a study that claims a handful of groups control key markets in s... (more story)

BNP Paribas' acquisition of IndiaFirst Life approved by India's competition watchdog September 30, 2026 | Freny Patel

BNP Paribas Cardif has won Indian antitrust approval to acquire about 26 percent of IndiaFirst Life Insurance, marking the French insurer's return to India's insurance sector after four years.

Brazil TV broadcasters back FFU arrangement in CADE review September 29, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Traditional television networks came out in favor of collective negotiation of broadcasting rights for soccer matches in Brazil, arguing it centralizes negotiations with a single counterparty and avoids fragme... (more story)

US states ‘holding the line’ on antitrust need more resources, Calif. official says September 29, 2026 | Alex Wilts

US states are expanding their tools and strategies as they take on a larger role in antitrust enforcement, but they still need more resources, a top California official said Tuesday.

Subsea7, Saipem submit more info to Brazil’s CADE, seek unrestricted approval September 29, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Subsea7 and Saipem have submitted further information to Brazil’s competition authority as its Tribunal reviews their proposed merger, while renewing their request for approval without restrictions.

Revised EU merger guidelines advance after industry consultation September 29, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The European Commission has taken a step toward revising its approach to M&A reviews by year-end, with a new draft of planned guidelines being circulated inside the executive on Tuesday, MLex has learned. Earl... (more story)

Former US DOJ antitrust chief Slater heads to White & Case September 29, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Gail Slater, former assistant attorney general at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is heading to the law firm White & Case as a partner in the Washington, DC, office, MLex has learned.  Slate... (more story)

Copart refiles US antitrust paperwork for $1.9 billion ACV acquisition September 29, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Copart has withdrawn and refiled its US antitrust notification for its proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of ACV Auctions, giving regulators until Oct. 13 to conduct their initial review of the transaction.

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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)

FTC’s China-linked remedy-buyer stance could test line between antitrust, CFIUS September 24, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

US Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson’s warning that he may reject a divestiture to a Chinese Communist Party-controlled buyer puts a new practical constraint on merger remedies: a buyer that appea... (more story)

Union Pacific merger faces broad, untested enhanced-competition standard September 24, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

As Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway seek approval for their proposed $85 billion merger, the companies are tasked with demonstrating to the US Surface Transportation Board that their deal is... (more story)

How will EU's new merger rules cope with Europe’s ‘zombie’ paper mills? September 24, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

UPM and Sappi's attempt to combine assets in the declining paper manufacturing sector will force the EU's merger regulator to clarify its stance on "zombie" companies and shrinking industries. In the past, it ... (more story)

Nvidia may seek EU review of Hugging Face deal amid filing uncertainty September 23, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Nvidia has yet to say whether its $12.9 billion bid for open-source AI platform Hugging Face needs merger-control review in Europe. But given that governments across the EU have handed new powers to regulators... (more story)

US states' settlement with Paramount, WBD far from iron-clad September 22, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger, Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski

The settlement signed by 12 US states allowing Paramount's merger with Warner Brothers Discovery to move forward, and touted by California Attorney General Rob Bonta as sufficient to address antitrust concerns... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE to rule on Amazon-Anthropic AI partnership in merger-notification test September 22, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazil’s antitrust tribunal is due to examine on Wednesday whether Amazon’s multibillion-dollar investment and commercial collaboration with artificial intelligence developer Anthropic should have been notifie... (more story)

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Brink’s-Atleos deal may harm competition, faces deeper UK review September 30, 2026
Live Nation-Plénitude deal withdrawn in France after change to merger thresholds September 30, 2026
AkzoNobel-Axalta Coating deal open for input in EU September 30, 2026
Coles' proposed acquisition of supermarket site in South Australia triggers review September 30, 2026
Korean Air faces KFTC review over alleged non-compliance with merger remedies September 30, 2026
ICE, MarketAxess pull and refile HSR notification, set up Oct. 29 expiry September 29, 2026
Patrick Industries expects US DOJ response to LCI deal around Oct. 9 September 29, 2026
Google sees EU decision on Wiz takeover published September 29, 2026
Copart-ACV US antitrust waiting period reset to Oct. 13 September 29, 2026
Co-op's plan to divest stores may address concerns over Southern, UK’s CMA says September 29, 2026
Stemlab’s Cordvida deal attracts in-depth probe in Portugal September 29, 2026
Philippines antitrust agency adopts digital filing, videoconferencing rules September 29, 2026
Paramount merger settlement 'reasonable compromise,' US states argue September 28, 2026