Biden-era US Federal Trade Commission investigations of the Exxon-Pioneer and Chevron-Hess merger deals have backed up private price-fixing claims brought by consumers against shale oil producers and two previ... (more story)

Brazilian stock exchange operator B3's acquisition of credit registry CRDC and a related partnership with the São Paulo Commercial Association are scheduled for a Wednesday vote in Brazil's competition Tribuna... (more story)

Kimberly-Clark is due to hear by Sept. 29 whether its $49 billion planned acquisition of Kenvue to create a global powerhouse in the personal care and hygiene market will require an in-depth probe by EU merger... (more story)

Germany's and Belgium's first media merger reviews under, or alongside, the European Media Freedom Act show Europe beginning to develop a new approach to media ownership concentration, complementing traditiona... (more story)

The US Justice Department’s record $250 million settlement with KKR transforms Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance from a technical concern for deal lawyers into an enterprise-wide risk for private-equity firms and o... (more story)

Concerns over MMG buying a Brazilian ferronickel mine from Anglo American to re-route the product to China are unfounded, the miners have told the EU's merger regulator, because they imply that MMG would accep... (more story)

Opposition to Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Restaurant Depot is spreading across lawmakers, state officials, restaurant operators and competition-policy groups, with critics warning the deal co... (more story)

US regulators reviewing Union Pacific Railroad’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern may not be paying enough attention to the potential harms it will have on service. Silica Services, which operates a si... (more story)