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Grupo Tecpar acquisition of Grupo Allrede majority stake under review in Brazil July 03, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority is reviewing the BTT Telecomunicações S.A. (BTT) — part of the Grupo Tecpar — proposed acquisition of a 55 percent stake in Allrede Participações S.A., the holding company b... (more story)

Bosses of UMG’s Virgin rebut ‘false’ EU complaints over Downtown deal July 03, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

The heads of Universal Music Group unit Virgin Music have sought to dismiss “fictions and falsehoods” being raised by critics urging EU competition regulators to block its $775 million takeover of Downtown Mus... (more story)

Skechers' $9.4 billion acquisition by 3G Capital, GIC seeks Indian approval July 03, 2025 | Freny Patel

Affiliates of 3G Capital Partners and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC have sought approval from the Indian antitrust watchdog for their planned $9.4 billion acquisition of US footwear and apparel giant S... (more story)

KKR buyout of UK’s Spectris needs several antitrust, security clearances July 02, 2025 | Jon Menon

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ planned buyout of Spectris, a provider of precision measurement and testing equipment, will need foreign investment screening in the UK and several other countries, as well as antitrus... (more story)

Adnoc-Covestro foreign subsidy deal review restarts in EU July 02, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has seen the European Commission resume its foreign subsidy probe into the state-owned company's takeover of German chemicals group Covestro, following a five-week suspension. Th... (more story)

Amazon's partial victory over Future may bolster case against Indian antitrust order July 02, 2025 | Freny Patel

Amazon partially won its long-running arbitration battle against Future Retail and the Biyani-led Future Group, in what is a significant, if somewhat symbolic, victory. The Singapore International Arbitration ... (more story)

China's draft non-horizontal merger guidelines zero in on self-preferencing July 02, 2025 | MLex Staff

China is stepping up efforts to address frontier competition concerns such as self-preferencing, especially amid growing industrial convergence in the digital economy. This ambition is reflected in the newly r... (more story)

Mexico’s Cofece will be as independent as possible, senior official says July 01, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Victor Meyer, general director of cartel investigations at Mexico's competition authority, discussed how the reformed agency will operate in the coming weeks, highlighting institutional changes, increased powe... (more story)

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US FTC's Omnicom decree signals war on ad boycotts; critics question motives July 03, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Global ad agency holding companies Omnicom and Interpublic secured authorization from the US Federal Trade Commission for their proposed merger by making a novel behavioral commitment — a promise not to engage... (more story)

US Supreme Court’s nationwide injunction opinion impacts agency rulemaking July 03, 2025 | Khushita Vasant, Sam Rubenfeld and Mike Swift

A US Supreme Court opinion that federal court judges lack authority to impose universal injunctions won't stop those judges from issuing injunctions in data privacy disputes or run-of-the-mill antitrust cases ... (more story)

TikTok awaits resolution to US-China trade standoff July 03, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

A deal to spin off TikTok’s US social media platform to American investors could come soon after a trade deal with China is finalized. The company and the Trump administration have had a deal in place with pri... (more story)

Colorado continues trend for broad state antitrust enforcement with 'mini-HSR' law July 03, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Wesley Brown

Colorado enacted last month the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act, a law requiring companies to notify their deals from all industries to the state, making it the second state to enact a broad, ind... (more story)

HPE-Juniper tailored remedy with US DOJ offers template for future AI, IP deals July 02, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The recent settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks shows US antitrust officials are open to cut a deal at any stage of the process and with unique solutions, such as a hybrid remedy tha... (more story)

DPG-RTL deal flags role of media plurality in future reviews in Europe July 02, 2025 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

The Dutch antitrust authority’s approval of the DPG-RTL merger marks the first time media plurality has been used in its assessments of media mergers. The analysis in this decision closely mirrors the forthcom... (more story)

ANA-Nippon Cargo deal sets new record for China's review suspension July 02, 2025 | Yonnex Li

China's antitrust regulator has approved ANA Holdings' acquisition of Nippon Cargo Airlines with conditions, following what appears to be the longest review suspension in the country's recent merger history. T... (more story)

Mars-Kellanova may have to offload brands to secure EU approval June 26, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Andrew Boyce

There is an obvious way for Mars to solve EU competition concerns over its acquisition of Kellanova: Sell off various brands to reduce its bargaining power in negotiations with European retailers. The question... (more story)