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American Water, Essential Utilities biggest merger risk likely comes from PUCs
American Water Works’ acquisition of Essential Utilities will probably draw scrutiny from federal antitrust enforcers over monopsony concerns, though it is the stat... (more story)
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Novartis-Avidity Biosciences deal gets early clearance in US
Novartis and Avidity Biosciences have received antitrust clearance for their $12 billion deal from the US competition authorities. On Dec. 17, the agencies granted ... (more story)
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Apple, Google, Meta must face US consumer claims over casino apps
Apple, Google and Meta Platforms aren't protected by Section 230 and must face consumer-protection claims and certain gambling-related loss recovery claims for host... (more story)
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RTL has filed its proposed takeover of Sky Deutschland for EU merger approval. The European Commission has set an April 8 deadline to decide on the deal, which would create the third-largest streaming platform... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission has asked the Fifth Circuit to pause a Texas federal court order vacating its sweeping overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification form, arguing the agency is likel... (more story)
The merger between Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus was conditionally cleared by Japan’s competition regulator, subject mainly to behavioral remedies. The Japan Fair Trade Commission conditionally... (more story)
Netflix won't increase its offer for the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service and studios, bowing out to Paramount in one of the most-watched corporate battles in years.
Texas State Senator Tan Parker urged the US Surface Transportation Board to deny Union Pacific railroad’s application to acquire rival Norfolk Southern in a letter that says the deal would cause disproportiona... (more story)
The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission said he's accountable to the president and would obey lawful orders, rejecting suggestions that antitrust enforcement under his leadership is subject to improper... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission’s loss in its retrospective challenge to social media giant Meta Platforms’ long ago-consummated buyouts of WhatsApp and Instagram has prompted concern among federal and state l... (more story)
Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery has drawn an alarmed letter from a senior EU lawmaker, flagging “serious competition concerns” to the EU’s merger watchdog as well as possible “gun jumping.”
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The EU's merger clearance of Liberty Media’s takeover of motorcycle championship MotoGP shows the European Commission is taking a broader view of the evolving market for sports broadcasting rights. The merger ... (more story)
A sudden and complex restructuring of Alliança Saúde’s ownership has derailed the company’s merger‑control process in Brazil for buying Grupo Meddi. While the authority signaled that the acquisition must be no... (more story)
Gail Slater’s departure from the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division lands at a moment when merger enforcement policy is already in flux, introducing a new layer of uncertainty for companies navigati... (more story)
Paramount’s most recent counterproposal for Warner Bros. Discovery leads to a reasonable, if surprising conclusion: despite its public statements, Paramount is afraid Netflix is going to get US regulatory approval.
Uncertainty has arisen after Councilor Victor Oliveira Fernandes left the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) three months before concluding his term, and more resignations by top officials are ... (more story)
A defeat in federal court Wednesday for the US Federal Trade Commission regarding merger notification rules — if it stands — will remove an incentive for companies to delay merger filings. The ruling would all... (more story)
Pennsylvania's public utility commission is scrutinizing consolidation in the water and wastewater markets to determine whether American Water Works' $12 billion acquisition of Essential Utilities is in the pu... (more story)
Airlines that raised antitrust fears over the Danish state’s takeover of Copenhagen Airport — as it also had a minority stake in airline SAS — were rebuffed when the EU merger regulator cleared the deal last y... (more story)