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Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. cleared by US DOJ

EchoStar spectrum transfers to SpaceX, AT&T approved by US FCC

Cintas to refile UniFirst deal paperwork May 12, setting up June 11 deadline

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Santher gets more time for Brazil Kimberly-Kenvue merger intervention request July 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazil's antitrust authority has granted Santher an additional 15 days to submit evidence supporting its request to intervene as an interested third party in the review of Kimberly-Clark's proposed acquisition... (more story)

Vivendi gets fresh EU charges in probe of alleged gun-jumping with Lagardère July 03, 2026 | Jean Comte, Nicholas Hirst and Andrew Boyce

French company Vivendi got fresh charges from the European Commission in the regulator’s probe regarding alleged gun-jumping with Lagardère, according to an update on the regulator’s website. The legal move fo... (more story)

Orange, APG file takeover of Polish fiber operator Nexera for EU clearance July 03, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Telecom operator Orange and pension fund APG have sought EU approval for their plan to jointly acquire fiber operator Nexera. The European Commission has set an August 7 deadline to decide on the deal, which i... (more story)

Malaysia lower house passes competition overhaul, defers merger control July 03, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Malaysia's lower house has approved the first major overhaul of the country's competition framework, expanding the Malaysia Competition Commission's investigative and enforcement powers while deferring a long-... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 merger faces Australian Phase 2 review amid Brazil scrutiny July 03, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Saipem’s proposed merger with Subsea7 has been referred to an in-depth Phase 2 review in Australia, just days after a third party moved to appeal a Brazilian watchdog's unconditional clearance of the global de... (more story)

Paramount tells Brazil's CADE Pluto TV has less than 10% market share July 02, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Paramount Skydance has told Brazil's antitrust authority that Pluto TV holds less than a 10 percent share of the country's FAST and broader video-on-demand markets, arguing the figures confirm the proposed Par... (more story)

Deal values up, second requests down in fiscal year 2025, HSR report says July 02, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The percentage of transactions greater than $1 billion continued to rise as second requests dropped, according to an annual Hart-Scott-Rodino report by the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade Com... (more story)

Willow gains conditional UK security clearance to buy Future Technology July 02, 2026 | Jon Menon

Willow Vision has gained conditional clearance to buy British semiconductor developer Future Technology Devices International after a UK government review of the deal to protect national security relating to t... (more story)

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Getty-Shutterstock deal axing sharpens political focus on UK merger enforcement July 01, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK antitrust regulator could come under the political spotlight after Getty Images said it intended to abandon its acquisition of US rival Shutterstock. Getty cited a Competition and Markets Authority requ... (more story)

Slaughter ruling, Ferguson move narrow US FTC, DOJ merger differences June 30, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter is likely to be remembered for transforming the Federal Trade Commission's independence. But it also underscores a quieter shift in US merger enforcement: ... (more story)

US regulator of foreign investment eyes agentic AI, data centers June 30, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Agentic AI programs that can plan, reason, and act out a series of tasks to achieve more complex goals, and the data centers that provide the massive computing power required to train and run the complex model... (more story)

CFIUS national security review just one tool in government's expanding toolkit June 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

The US government's national security review of foreign investments in the US used to be one of the country's primary means of ensuring adversaries didn't steal American military secrets or gain access to pers... (more story)

Barreto urges review of Brazil merger rules as he exits CADE June 25, 2026 | Henrique Santiago and Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority must be transparent about which deals require notification, exiting Superintendent Alexandre Barreto de Souza said in an exclusive interview, as he called for a review of re... (more story)

California AG's Paramount, Nexstar warnings suggest tough litigation stance June 24, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

California Attorney General Rob Bonta signaled that his concerns about the Paramount-Warner and Nexstar-Tegna transactions have not yet been resolved and that the problems will be difficult to rectify. Bonta c... (more story)

CADE's Barreto exiting after 8 years, touts stronger authority, faster deal reviews June 23, 2026 | Henrique Santiago and Maria Júlia Baumert

Alexandre Barreto de Souza concludes an eight-year tenure at Brazil’s antitrust authority, having held its two top positions as president and superintendent. In an interview with MLex, he highlighted his effor... (more story)

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern aim to allay US rail board's merger skepticism June 23, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are campaigning hard to resolve the US Surface Transportation Board's doubts that their merger's promised benefits will materialize.

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EU draft merger guidelines should preserve strong competition, authorities say July 03, 2026
Mercuria-Tata among deals unconditionally cleared in China June 22-28 July 03, 2026
Partnered Health's bid for Ryan Plaza Medical Services faces Australian review July 03, 2026
Coles' bid for Sydney supermarket approved by Australian watchdog July 03, 2026
EBOS Group-Paringa Pet Foods deal approved by Australian watchdog July 03, 2026
Vets Central's bid for Hills Veterinary Centre to be reviewed by Australian regulator July 03, 2026
Proposed merger of Saipem, Subsea7 triggers Phase 2 review in Australia July 03, 2026
Apogee, AbbVie to file US HSR notification Monday July 02, 2026
Huntsman, Olin to file HSR paperwork within 15 business days of merger announcement July 02, 2026
Primus, US government file proposed briefing schedule in suit over STB firing July 02, 2026
Belgium’s Rossel-IPM merger could pose media plurality risks, EU media board says July 02, 2026
BVD Petroleum agrees to divestitures with Canada as part of Cenovus-Husky deal July 02, 2026
US DOJ, FTC issue Fiscal Year 2025 Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report July 02, 2026