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UK merger-control caseload shrinks with shift away from global deals

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US merger settlements increase, probes flat through June, Dechert finds

Nexstar tells US court having personnel on Tegna's board not a violation

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Dominion CEO expects South Carolina regulatory timeline OK next week July 31, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Dominion Energy Chief Executive Officer Robert M. Blue said that the South Carolina Senate, House and Office of Regulatory Staff have indicated they don’t object to the company's proposed schedule for the stat... (more story)

Edeka’s Tegut deal raises ‘significant’ concerns, German watchdog says July 31, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Edeka’s planned takeover of 202 stores and other assets from rival supermarket chain Tegut raises “significant concerns,” the German competition authority said, saying it viewed concessions currently on the ta... (more story)

China names SAMR chief Luo Wen as Hebei Province's Communist Party head July 31, 2026 | Yonnex Li

China has appointed Luo Wen, the head of the country's top market regulator, as Communist Party secretary of Hebei Province, moving a senior official with experience in industrial regulation and market oversig... (more story)

New Zealand committee recommends narrowing antitrust agency's warning powers July 31, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended narrowing the scope of the competition watchdog's proposed power to issue warnings under legislation overhauling the regulator by clarifying that the funct... (more story)

CADE grants third-party status to three associations in Brazil's FFU case July 30, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil's competition authority has granted three associations representing different soccer stakeholders third-party access to participate in the review of the formation of a collective of dozens of soccer clu... (more story)

Anglo American sees ‘positive momentum’ in paused EU review of MMG deal July 30, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Anglo American said it sees signs of progress in the sale of its nickel business to Chinese-owned mining company MMG after a “protracted delay” in the European Commission’s review. The EU’s scrutiny has been o... (more story)

US merger settlements increase, probes flat through June, Dechert finds July 30, 2026 | Wesley Brown

While merger investigations in the US have remained on par with recent trends, antitrust enforcers have increased settlements and decreased litigation in the first half of 2026, according to the Dechert Antitr... (more story)

Saudi PIF's Electronic Arts takeover secures EU foreign-subsidy clearance July 30, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has avoided an in-depth inquiry from EU foreign subsidy regulators for its $55 billion takeover of video game maker Electronic Arts. The European Commission has opted not ... (more story)

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US FTC's Covetrus-MWI Animal Health review weighs pet, livestock market differences July 31, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Trade Commission's review of Covetrus' proposed acquisition of MWI Animal Health is likely centering on the question of whether veterinary distribution should be analyzed as a single market or d... (more story)

UK merger-control caseload shrinks with shift away from global deals July 31, 2026 | Jon Menon

Merger reviews started by the UK antitrust regulator have fallen by more than half in two years, January-to-June figures suggest, with the watchdog examining fewer large multinational transactions as part of i... (more story)

Impact guides Italy’s vision for modern antitrust, commissioner Iossa says July 30, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Impact guides antitrust enforcement at Italy's competition authority, board member Elisabetta Iossa told MLex. The approach shapes the agency’s enforcement across digital markets, energy and key industrial sec... (more story)

Uber’s breakup of Delivery Hero likely to test limits of EU merger jurisdiction July 29, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Delivery Hero will sell most of its EU businesses to a New York investor, SSW Partners, before selling itself to Uber. The carve-out is designed to pre-empt concerns and delays from EU competition regulators. ... (more story)

Airbus-Air France JV is poster child for early EU talks on merger benefits July 27, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Deal-makers should come forward early and tout the benefits of a transaction, not when it is too late. That has been the entreaty of EU merger enforcers for over a year, but now it has a poster-child for the p... (more story)

Judge in Loctite-Liquid Nails case must weigh US retail shelf power July 24, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

In the trial over Loctite and Liquid Nails' proposed merger, US District Judge Katherine Failla must answer a difficult question: whether a product manufacturer's market share and overall market power can be b... (more story)

Hurdles remain for Trump's prospective head of US DOJ's Antitrust Division July 22, 2026 | Chris May and Alex Wilts

Adam Candeub, President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee antitrust enforcement at the US Department of Justice, must clear procedural and institutional hurdles before he can implement any vision for the futur... (more story)

US Paramount-Warner case revives battle over Big Tech, market definition July 21, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Flavia Fortes

For more than a decade, merging parties have pointed to the expansion of Big Tech into adjacent industries as evidence that traditional market boundaries no longer reflect competitive reality. That issue is no... (more story)

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Paramount-Warner deal needs scrutiny from UK culture secretary, group says July 31, 2026
US FTC should scrutinize Sysco-Restaurant Depot deal, think tank says July 31, 2026
Healthcare Ireland-Hutchinson Homes deal opens for views in UK July 31, 2026
Makino drops NSSK acquisition proposal over Japan foreign investment concerns July 31, 2026
Decision to reject Vanderlande-Siemens Logistics referral request published by EU July 31, 2026
Japan's METI releases supplementary guidance on corporate takeover rules July 31, 2026
Proposed acquisition of Tahmoor coal mine reviewed by Australian watchdog July 31, 2026
Accenture’s proposal to acquire Dragos reviewed in Australia July 31, 2026
Accenture-runZero deal to be reviewed by Australian antitrust watchdog July 31, 2026
Heidelberg's bid for Maas cleared by Australian watchdog with conditions July 31, 2026
Nexstar-Tegna court order demands independence of Tegna board, DirecTV argues July 31, 2026
Japan's NYK Line to invest in UK LNG company MidOcean Energy July 31, 2026
Charter, Cox asks Calif. PUC to adopt alternate decision on deal July 30, 2026