Henkel, FTC spar over power of retailers in US trial over Liquid Nails deal
July 15, 2026
| Ilana Kowarski
Loctite owner Henkel repeatedly highlighted the leverage that major home improvement retailers exert in negotiations with construction adhesive vendors, during the company's US merger trial Tuesday in a case b... (more story)
Brazil soccer bloc Libra faces full-form review by CADE
July 14, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Brazil’s competition watchdog has started reviewing the formation of Liga do Futebol Brasileiro, a commercial bloc that brings together five of the country’s largest clubs — Grêmio, Flamengo, Palmeiras, Santos... (more story)
CADE chief counsel notes accomplishments as term ends and he seeks another
July 14, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
André Luís Macagnan Freire left his post as chief counsel at the Office of the Attorney General attached to Brazil's antitrust authority on Tuesday, concluding a two-year mandate during which the agency reduce... (more story)
Calif. AG says Paramount CEO’s film pledge carries little weight in merger fight
July 14, 2026
| Curtis Eichelberger
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s promises to make 30 films a year post-merger carried little weight with the state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit Monday ... (more story)
EU's FSR notification threshold could rise to €600m, official says
July 14, 2026
| Andrew Boyce
The threshold for notifying deals for review under the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation could be raised by 20 percent to €600 million given that very few deals have merited in-depth scrutiny so far, a senior ... (more story)
Paramount-WBD cleared by EU under Foreign Subsidies Regulation
July 14, 2026
| Nicholas Hirst
Paramount Skydance has won approval under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation for its plan to acquire rival film and TV studio Warner Bros. Discovery, according to an update on the regulator’s website.
UK security screening sees record filings, fewer intervention orders
July 14, 2026
| Jon Menon
The number of national security intervention orders imposed in the UK in the 12 months to March was roughly half the total from a year earlier — even as it received a record number of filings under its investm... (more story)
M&A deals may see reduced FSR scrutiny in the EU by 2027 (update*)
July 14, 2026
| Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst
M&A dealmakers may face fewer foreign subsidy checks by EU regulators, after the European Commission said it might raise the notification threshold for mergers and ease rules on disclosing certain types of for... (more story)