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Synopsys-Ansys merger faces final KFTC deliberations in March
The fate of the Synopsys-Ansys merger in South Korea will be decided next month as the standing committee of the Korea Fair Trade Commission is set to deliberate on... (more story)
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Tapestry-Capri merger decision endorses flexible US market definitions
Handbag-makers Tapestry and Capri Holdings repeatedly told a US judge examining their planned merger that the US Federal Trade Commission’s “accessible luxury” hand... (more story)
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US FTC’s bipartisan revision of premerger form aims to reduce legal vulnerability
All five US Federal Trade Commissioners voted last week for a slimmer, less demanding premerger form for dealmakers than the June 2023 draft — united across party l... (more story)
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Ad agencies Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group are now bound by a final consent decree with the US Federal Trade Commission that contains a more expansive prohibition on viewpoint discrimination against media... (more story)
Uber has asked for clearance from the Danish competition authority to acquire Dantaxi, a local taxi company. The acquisition was completed in May, as it was below the threshold to trigger scrutiny, but the aut... (more story)
JSW Steel's $2.37 billion Bhushan Power & Steel takeover has cleared after India's top court made a sharp U-turn, reversing its liquidation order. The Supreme Court of India ruled the deal's delay was unavoida... (more story)
Companies citing efficiency gains in merger reviews must support them with evidence and ensure the benefits reach consumers, a senior Chinese antitrust official said Thursday at a competition conference, under... (more story)
After months of talks about combining their businesses, leading airlines Azul and Gol said during a public hearing that the deal, which would have created a new company holding 60 percent of the domestic marke... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority is reviewing software giant Totvs’ proposed acquisition of Grupo Stone’s enterprise management software division Linx. Horizontally, the transaction may affect competition in var... (more story)
Norwegian salmon farmer Mowi has told regulators its takeover of rival Nova Sea raises no competition concerns due to their “moderate” market shares and pressure from a number of significant competitors. The w... (more story)
Claims that low thresholds under Australia’s new merger regime will overwhelm the competition watchdog don’t appear to be supported by the past three months’ notification tally, with the regulator revealing it... (more story)
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Cable companies like Charter Communications and Cox Communications don’t have the “gatekeeper” power they used to, as competition from fixed-wireless, satellite broadband and streaming services introduce new t... (more story)
South Korea’s competition regulator has, for the first time, treated data as a core competitive asset in a merger review. By imposing data-sharing restrictions on the Shinsegae-Alibaba joint venture, the Korea... (more story)
GTCR BC Holdings, Surmodics and the US Federal Trade Commission have each filed their findings of fact and conclusions of law with a federal judge in Illinois, disagreeing on whether the evidence presented at ... (more story)
French bank Crédit Mutuel is on track to complete its acquisition of German lender Oldenburgische Landesbank, representing a rare example of cross-border banking consolidation, something that EU institutions a... (more story)
The revamp of New Zealand’s aging competition laws was heralded by the country’s pro-business, center-right government as the most significant update in 20 years. However, the response to the recently announce... (more story)
The proposed merger between Subsea7 and Saipem, two of the world’s leading offshore engineering firms, faces antitrust scrutiny globally, but the stakes are particularly high in Brazil because of the limited n... (more story)
US antitrust authorities are granting early termination of the review period for some mergers at the eleventh hour, clearing the way for the transactions to move forward just before the waiting period is set t... (more story)
Clothing manufacturer Gildan Activewear’s proposed buyout of rival HanesBrands would unify two key global suppliers of affordable, neutral fashion essentials — creating numerous product overlaps for competiti... (more story)