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CSN avoids intervention by Brazil's CADE by selling stake in Usiminas August 06, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional narrowly avoided a possible formal intervention by Brazil’s competition authority after completing the sale of part of its stake in Usiminas just hours before the regulator's... (more story)

In Bimbo-Wickbold deal, Federal Prosecutors recommend investigation into Pandurata's ‘transmission failure’ August 06, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Federal Specialized Prosecutor’s Office at CADE responded to a request from Commissioner Camila Cabral Pires Alves regarding the deal review involving Grupo Bimbo acquiring Wickbold, recommending the IT Co... (more story)

Cardiac device makers Edwards, JenaValve elicit US FTC merger challenge August 06, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

Cardiology technology developer Edwards Lifesciences Corporation’s proposed $945 million acquisition of rival JenaValve Technology was challenged in a lawsuit filed today by the US Federal Trade Commission, wh... (more story)

COOPER fined by Brazil for gun-jumping in Três Irmãos acquisition August 06, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority has imposed a $76,000 fine on Cooperativa de Produção e Abastecimento do Vale do Itajaí for gun-jumping, following its unnotified acquisition of Comércio Três Irmãos. The ru... (more story)

Generali, Natixis could have more clarity on planed joint venture after summer August 06, 2025 | Jean Comte

The chief executive of insurance company Generali, Philippe Donnet, said negotiations with Natixis are ongoing and that the company could submit a binding contract for their joint venture to the insurance comp... (more story)

Monte dei Paschi remains committed to Mediobanca deal, CEO says August 06, 2025 | Jean Comte

Banca Monte dei Paschi's CEO said he is still aiming to acquire national rival Mediobanca, despite the counter-offensive currently rolled out by the target. Mediobanca said last week that it could accelerate a... (more story)

Omnicom-Interpublic deal cleared by UK antitrust regulator August 06, 2025 | Jon Menon

Omnicom’s buyout of US marketing and advertising rival Interpublic Group has been cleared by the UK antitrust regulator after an initial review of the deal. The full text of the decision will be published shor... (more story)

Viper-Sitio HSR waiting period in US expired July 21, Viper says August 05, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Viper Energy and Sitio Royalites had the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period for their transaction expire July 21, Viper told MLex. The companies filed their respective premerger notification June 20, setting... (more story)

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Trump reshapes US merger control, giving rise to uncertainty August 06, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger, Wesley Brown and Ilana Kowarski

Lobbying the White House or pitching the US Attorney General promise to become standard practice for companies seeking merger approval as the administration of US President Donald Trump reshapes merger law enforcement.

Soft merger rules won’t create European champions, says Polish antitrust chief August 06, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

The chief of the Polish antitrust authority believes the resilience of European companies and markets ought to be the prime concern for European policymakers, taking priority even over the bloc’s environmental... (more story)

Draghi’s enigmatic numbers cloud need for EU telecom consolidation August 05, 2025 | Matthew Newman and Lewis Crofts

Mario Draghi prescribed a radical solution for Europe’s ailing telecom industry: market consolidation to cure chronic profitability and investment problems. But the economics that underpin the figures in his 2... (more story)

Bimbo-Wickbold deal faces delays with new queries from Brazil CADE Tribunal August 04, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority’s review of Grupo Bimbo’s proposed acquisition of Wickbold has entered a new phase of scrutiny, with CADE issuing a fresh round of competitors' queries that may prolong the ... (more story)

RTL, Sky Deutschland’s lack of impact on TV ads should ease EU approval August 04, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Entertainment group RTL is pointing to the minimal impact its takeover of Sky Deutschland would have on the market for TV advertising as it seeks to steer the deal past EU competition regulators, MLex has lear... (more story)

Guersent jabs at competition cynics as he returns keys to EU’s ‘Rolls-Royce’ August 01, 2025 | Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

Olivier Guersent has signed off as head of the European Commission’s powerful competition directorate, serving six different commissioners and witnessing the highs and lows of the bloc’s economic policies. In ... (more story)

US DOJ found Amex GBT-CWT merger has little market impact July 30, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

The US Department of Justice found that CWT Holdings was on track to lose global and multinational customers, leading the agency to withdraw a court challenge and approve a $570 million merger with American Ex... (more story)

Mexico tightens antitrust scrutiny with new regulatory regime July 25, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Mexico has overhauled its antitrust legal framework with a major reform to the country’s competition law. Amendments published last week create a new competition authority — the National Antitrust Commission (... (more story)