An in-depth EU investigation into UPM’s joint venture with Sappi has thrown the book at the deal, voicing a host of concerns about how the tie-up would combine the two largest graphic paper manufacturers in Eu... (more story)

China's landmark decision to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus underscores Beijing's evolving approach to evaluating cross-border technology deals, with authorities now... (more story)

Brazil’s competition authority found that artificial intelligence partnerships struck by major tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google didn’t result in gun-jumping violations in the country, but th... (more story)

Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will face down calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of European consumer electronics giant Ceconomy by pointing to how it’s a publicly traded company with ... (more story)

As important as the EU's redrafting of its merger guidelines is the clear shift of late in how the top politicians in Brussels view M&A. The European Commission president wants bigger European companies to eme... (more story)

Scrutiny of Charter Communications’ proposed acquisition of Cox Communications has narrowed to commitments that could be made to resolve third-party concerns rather than concerns about an outright block of the... (more story)

Antitrust attorneys have been leaving the US Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice to take jobs with state attorneys general, lured by a jump in hiring, greater responsibility, more geographic ... (more story)

RTL's acquisition of Sky Deutschland this week has seen the EU turn up the volume on key ideas crucial to its forthcoming guidelines: a dynamic market analysis that allows the emergence of a strong European co... (more story)