Japan’s blocking of Asian private-equity firm MBK Partners’ acquisition of machine-tool maker Makino Milling Machine in April — its first such intervention in nearly two decades — contrasts sharply with the co... (more story)

The Justice Department’s reported investigation of Nvidia’s separate Groq arrangement does not directly call into question its proposed acquisition of Hugging Face, but it could complicate the agency’s review ... (more story)

Ursula von der Leyen's honeyed words for a joint venture between Airbus, Leonardo and Thales on Thursday was an exceptional intervention that will trigger concerns over respect for the European Commission's no... (more story)

Dominant companies will cast a worrisome eye over their M&A plans following an EU court ruling on Wednesday that could curb any expansion that calcifies an already uncompetitive market. Booking’s failure to ov... (more story)

A recent decision by the European Commission to pause its ongoing review of the intended Saipem7 deal is putting an end to any expectation that the deal could close by the end of the year — the official date f... (more story)

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway are challenging the US Surface Transportation Board's authority to condition their proposed merger on measures intended to promote competition, arguing that ... (more story)

Nvidia’s promise to preserve Hugging Face as an open, hardware-neutral platform anticipates what is likely to become the central issue in the antitrust reviews of its $12.93 billion acquisition: whether the do... (more story)

Companies and investors subject to US national security agreements are facing fewer on-site inspections under President Donald Trump, as his administration scales back a Biden-era expansion of mitigation overs... (more story)