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SFR shop sign in town center of BAYONNE, FRANCE, 2020. SFR is a French telecom company.

SFR deal on track for end of 2027, regulator talks advancing, Orange CEO says

Unox sausages

Zwanenberg’s Unox purchase blocked by Dutch competition watchdog (update*)

Yellow Teeter Totter Seesaw Teeterboard at Kids Playground

PlayPower abandons $550 million merger with BCI Burke after US FTC challenge

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US FTC reportedly eyeing opposition to Cintas-Unifirst deal October 27, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

US Federal Trade Commission staffers have reportedly told uniform rental service providers Cintas and UniFirst that the combined market share that would result from their merger troubles the agency sufficientl... (more story)

US FCC clears Amazon's Globalstar buy, aiding push into direct-to-device segment October 27, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

The US Federal Communications Commission's Space Bureau approved Amazon Leo's application to acquire about 25 megahertz of Globalstar's mobile-satellite service spectrum, ending its review of Amazon's $11.5 bi... (more story)

RHI Magnesita agrees threshold for potential asset sales with Vesuvius October 27, 2026 | Jon Menon

RHI Magnesita said it has agreed a “revenue threshold” for potential asset sales that may be needed to gain antitrust approval for its acquisition of British rival Vesuvius. The Austrian company is in talks to... (more story)

Saipem makes energy security pitch to EU officials as Subsea7 deal hangs October 27, 2026 | Jean Comte and Nicholas Hirst

Italian energy services company Saipem met high-level figures from various European Commission departments in recent weeks to pitch its role in helping the EU ensure its energy security, according to official ... (more story)

Aramark seeks UK Supreme Court appeal over Entier decision, regulator says October 27, 2026 | Jon Menon

Aramark plans to contest at the UK's Supreme Court a decision by Scottish judges to reject its challenge to a competition ruling after its lawyers filed the appeal one day late, the UK competition regulator ha... (more story)

New FOCI rule will extend to unclassified defense contracts, could affect CFIUS review October 27, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

The US Department of Defense published a proposed new rule in May that, when implemented sometime next spring, will expand the required “foreign ownership, control, or influence” (FOCI) disclosures and potenti... (more story)

SFR deal on track for end of 2027, regulator talks advancing, Orange CEO says October 27, 2026 | Jean Comte

Orange's partial acquisition of telecom operator SFR from Altice France remains on track to be completed by end of 2027 and discussions with antitrust officials about the €20.35 billion ($22.40 billion) deal w... (more story)

Zwanenberg’s Unox purchase blocked by Dutch competition watchdog (update*) October 27, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

The Dutch competition authority has blocked Zwanenberg's plans to buy rival Dutch sausagemaker Unox from Unilever. Zwanenberg said in a separate press release that it was considering an appeal, calling the con... (more story)

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MMG must show nickel supply pledge is ‘quasi-structural’ to move EU regulator October 26, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Can Sino-Australian miner MMG persuade the EU merger regulator that it will keep a promise to supply ferronickel to European steelmakers once it has bought a key mine in Brazil? That will likely depend on how ... (more story)

Upholding ‘trust’ in merger control fuels EU watchdog's swing at KKR, Kingspan October 23, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe’s system for reviewing M&A activity is built on “mutual trust,” and “any circumstance” to undermine it endangers the entire architecture, the EU enforcer has said. By turning up the heat on KKR and King... (more story)

Space venture Project Bromo has a narrow path to early EU antitrust approval October 23, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Jean Comte

The "Project Bromo" space-exploration joint venture by Airbus, Thales and Leonardo, intended to rival SpaceX, has the political winds behind it and can hope for approval after a phase I review, subject to a ma... (more story)

Ecostrill's €1 fine is a warning from French watchdog for 'killer' dealmakers October 22, 2026 | Jean Comte

A French antitrust fine this week for creating a medical waste treatment monopoly in the overseas territory of La Reunion is unlikely to be appealed: It was a symbolic €1 on each party involved as it was a fir... (more story)

Fertitta, Caesars can pitch broad geographic markets, narrow product markets October 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Casino operators Fertitta Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment can be expected to tell regulators examining their proposed merger that geographic antitrust markets should be defined broadly due to an increa... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 lead Brazil CADE councilor holds internal meetings to discuss deal October 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The lead councilor reviewing Saipem’s proposed acquisition of Subsea7 at Brazil’s competition authority has met internally with the agency’s prosecutors and economists to discuss the transaction. Officials als... (more story)

US FTC challenge of playground deal tests novel legal theories October 19, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Khushita Vasant

The US Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to a merger between two rival outdoor commercial playground builders — PlayPower and BCI Burke — includes several novel antitrust theories of harm from the 2023 nati... (more story)

Local retail markets under scrutiny in EU probe of XXXLutz-Porta deal October 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

An EU enquiry into whether furniture seller XXXLutz can buy 140 stores from fellow retailer Porta signals a focus on concerns about local consumer markets at a time when geopolitical economics looms large in m... (more story)

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US FCC approves Amazon Leo’s acquisition of Globalstar October 27, 2026
Platinum Equity-BCI Burke abandonment a win for consumers, US FTC's Guarnera says October 27, 2026
Ares Capital to acquire MidCap Financial for enterprise value of $2.6 billion October 27, 2026
Arvedi-AMCLN deal now open for EU input October 27, 2026
Views of Prologis' buy of Segro sought by UK competition regulator October 27, 2026
Japan's Umios to acquire Canadian seafood producer for $570m October 27, 2026
Associated Industries of Florida opposes Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger October 27, 2026
Natural gas firms EQT, Range Resources to merge via all-stock deal October 26, 2026
FirstCash-Ramsdens deal probe starts in UK, antitrust regulator says October 26, 2026
Vivendi’s appeal against Lagardère gun-jumping probe sparks EU Council intervention October 26, 2026
Verisk must try to get HSR approval, close AccuLynx deal, Delaware Supreme Court says October 23, 2026
Building material suppliers CRH, Arcosa close merger October 23, 2026
Verisk says no guarantee AccuLynx merger will get done October 23, 2026