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Merging US railroads accuse rivals of sabotaging divestiture efforts

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Rossel-IPM merger wins Belgian approval with media plurality safeguards

US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

Slaughter ruling, Ferguson move narrow US FTC, DOJ merger differences

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Merging US railroads accuse rivals of sabotaging divestiture efforts July 07, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Railroads Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern complained to the US Surface Transportation Board Monday about rivals whom they characterized as unwilling to engage in good-faith negotiations over the companies' ... (more story)

Va. lieutenant governor seeks delay for NextEra, Dominion merger application July 06, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi urged the State Corporation Commission to order Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy to delay their merger application until the companies have answered 64 in-depth qu... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE allows Abra to join review of Azul-American deal, rejects two others July 06, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian competition authority's Superintendence concluded that airline holding company Abra was the only applicant that met the criteria to participate in the review of American Airlines’ proposed $100 m... (more story)

STV, Promet withdraw EU filing of Promet Tools deal after CSG complaint July 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Czech defense manufacturer STV Group has withdrawn its EU merger notification for its purchase from Promet Group of a 50 percent stake in its subsidiary Promet Tools. The unit has a minority stake in Tatra Tru... (more story)

ITV says changing media market supports UK clearance of Sky deal (update*) July 06, 2026 | Jon Menon

ITV chief Carolyn McCall said that she is confident that UK regulators will recognize the “fundamental changes” that have taken place in the market to enable clearance of the sale of the company’s media and en... (more story)

CPPIB, Equinix file buyout of data-center provider atNorth for EU clearance July 06, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Canadian pension fund CPPIB and digital infrastructure company Equinix have sought EU approval for their plan to jointly acquire Nordic data center provider atNorth. The European Commission has set an Aug. 11 ... (more story)

Lenaerts set to be reappointed as judge for EU top court July 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Koen Lenaerts, a judge at the EU higher-tier court and currently the president of the institution, is on track to be reappointed for another mandate, according to documents seen by MLex. EU member states are s... (more story)

Rossel-IPM merger wins Belgian approval with media plurality safeguards July 03, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Rossel's acquisition of IPM's press activities has been approved by the Belgian competition watchdog after the publisher accepted stringent editorial safeguards, including indefinite commitments to preserve ne... (more story)

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NextEra, Dominion Energy likely to get US antitrust scrutiny in wholesale markets July 06, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

NextEra's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy will likely receive antitrust scrutiny in the wholesale power markets administered by independent power grid operators PJM Interconnection and ISO New England.

Saipem-Subsea7 Brazil clearance set to be challenged over analysis inconsistencies July 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Critics of the approval of Saipem's proposed acquisition of Subsea7 in Brazil argue the Administrative Council for Economic Defense's investigatory unit relied on internally inconsistent reasoning to justify t... (more story)

New EU merger guidelines' promised dynamism put to test by UPM-Sappi JV July 06, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

UPM and Sappi’s €1.4 billion paper manufacturing joint venture is testing the EU merger regulator’s thinking on "pivotality," fixed costs and out-of-market benefits — all concepts that are part of the regulato... (more story)

Paramount-Warner deal raises UK streaming, children's TV, news plurality concerns July 03, 2026 | Jon Menon

Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. could see the UK government seek to extend media plurality scrutiny to streaming services, as it raises concerns about children's television and international n... (more story)

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)

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'Netflix is a Monopoly' campaign seeks US DOJ, FTC investigation July 07, 2026
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern submit responses to US Surface Transportation Board July 07, 2026
EU competition policy needs tweaks to suit today's world, lawmakers urge July 07, 2026
MEF, Retelit-Sparkle decision published by EU July 07, 2026
Vertex to Acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $85 a share July 07, 2026
Solstice, Element to file HSR no later than 10 business days from Monday July 07, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway, Taylor Morrison Home HSR waiting period expired July 07, 2026
Telecom market consolidation leads to more investment, industry group GSMA says July 07, 2026
Merger notifications must include all relevant documents, Danish watchdog says July 07, 2026
Holtzbrinck gets German clearance to take over Springer Nature July 07, 2026
Nexfibre-Substantial deal faces wholesale broadband UK scrutiny July 07, 2026
Equans-CV Services Group deal cleared by Australian watchdog July 07, 2026
Allianz's bid for nib's travel insurance assets under review in Australia July 07, 2026