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Is IndiGo solely to blame for India's aviation meltdown, or are regulators at fault too?
India’s early-December aviation collapse has sparked calls to probe IndiGo for abuse of dominance. Yet the deeper issue is how merger control allowed such extreme m... (more story)
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Third-party testimony could turn tide in US FTC’s challenge of Edwards-JenaValve
Third-party testimony piecing together the market for transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices in the United States, much of which was sealed during trial, co... (more story)
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Netflix–Warner Bros. class action alleges harm from 'audacious' tie-up
A new class action filed in a California federal court seeks to block Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery, alleging the deal would substanti... (more story)
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Universal Music Group has proposed to address EU objections to its Downtown takeover by offering to sell the music services company’s royalties-collection platform Curve, MLex has learned. The world’s largest ... (more story)
Universal Music Group’s attempt to win EU approval for its Downtown takeover with concessions has drawn pushback from an independent record labels’ association, which repeated its calls for the deal to be bloc... (more story)
Petz and Cobasi are set to become the largest player in the pet care sector, but their dominance will be subject to a prohibition on exclusive contracts and requiring most-favored nation clauses with suppliers.
Edwards Lifesciences and JenaValve Technology submitted a post-trial brief Friday, arguing that their transaction is the best way forward for the companies and patients. The companies maintain that the US Fede... (more story)
Retelit and the Italian ministry of Finance have filed their joint intended acquisition of Sparkle, Telecom Italia's undersea cable unit, for approval with the European Commission. The notification, made under... (more story)
Universal Music Group has submitted concessions to the EU merger regulator in a bid to secure approval for its planned $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music, according to an update on the European Commission’s website.
Waters Corp.’s deal to merge with Becton, Dickinson and Co.’s Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions business for $17.5 billion has received antitrust clearance in the United States.
Competition authorities across Southeast Asia said closer coordination is needed amid the growing number of cross-border mergers and the digitalization of markets. Officials warned that remedies or commitment... (more story)
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India’s early-December aviation collapse has sparked calls to probe IndiGo for abuse of dominance. Yet the deeper issue is how merger control allowed such extreme market concentration — and why the Competition... (more story)
Third-party testimony piecing together the market for transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices in the United States, much of which was sealed during trial, could be key in the US Federal Trade Commission... (more story)
A joint case management statement filed by the US Department of Justice, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a coalition of 12 states and the District of Columbia reveals a sharp divide between how they think a federa... (more story)
News that Netflix won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has drawn the ire of Hollywood elite, piqued the interest of US President Donald Trump and prompted a sizable counteroffer from Paramount Skydan... (more story)
Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have until just before Christmas to decide whether Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid for the company is too risky and if they should accept Paramount’s offer of $108 billion. W... (more story)
Action by US government authorities against the merger of the Constellation Energy and Calpine power companies demonstrate a focus on the monopolization of nondiscretionary budget staples such as electricity.
UPM-Kymmene and Sappi’s €1.42 billion plan to combine their graphic-paper businesses in a joint venture is the latest in a string of deals that will test how EU competition regulators view high market shares i... (more story)
The merger agreement between Netflix and Warner Bros. for their proposed $82.7 billion deal has key provisions that point to the intense antitrust risk the companies expect to face, embedding unusually expansi... (more story)