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Omnicom-Interpublic deal receives unconditional approval in India
New York-based marketing and sales solutions giant, Omnicom, has received unconditional approval from the Indian antitrust watchdog for the acquisition and sole con... (more story)
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UAE's Adnoc sees EU foreign-subsidy probe into Covestro takeover paused
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has seen EU foreign subsidy regulators pause their review of its takeover of German chemicals group Covestro, according to a new upda... (more story)
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Don't play games on remedies notification, Australian official warns dealmakers
Dealmakers planning to horse trade with the regulator by offering “piecemeal” remedies under Australia’s new mandatory and suspensory merger regime could see their ... (more story)
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New York-based marketing and sales solutions giant, Omnicom, has received unconditional approval from the Indian antitrust watchdog for the acquisition and sole control of its rival, the Interpublic Group of C... (more story)
Dynamic competition or changing conditions in the marketplace, particularly in the tech sector, aren't excuses for weak antitrust enforcement, according to a US Federal Trade Commission official.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has seen EU foreign subsidy regulators pause their review of its takeover of German chemicals group Covestro, according to a new update on the European Commission’s website. The ... (more story)
China’s top merger-control regulator has halted its review clock on US semiconductor software company Synopsys’ planned $35 billion acquisition of key rival Ansys, MLex has learned. The review was suspended at... (more story)
Teresa Vecchi will become from June 1 head of the unit in the European Commission responsible for reviewing mergers in the sectors of basic industries, manufacturing and agriculture. She currently holds a simi... (more story)
Former US Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter said today that enforcers are not usually neutral but they try to be fair.
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson warned that if government officials don't intervene, an ongoing “censorship crisis” on social media platforms might continue or worsen, and he outlined aggr... (more story)
Surmodics answered the US Federal Trade Commission's amended administrative complaint challenging its sale to private equity firm GTCR, stating that the deal is procompetitive and denying the agency’s allegati... (more story)
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Keysight Technologies, a network testing hardware and software provider, and acquisition target Spirent Communications reached a divestiture settlement with the US Department of Justice regarding their $1.5 bi... (more story)
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust review of Charter Communications’ proposed $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications will likely be decided by competition among broadband providers. The Federal ... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it will allow Synopsys to proceed with its acquisition of Ansys after accepting divestitures aimed at preserving market competition — signaling a return... (more story)
Italian lender UniCredit's announcement today that it will double its stake in Alpha Bank received a nod from the Greek government — a stark contrast to Germany's critical reaction over UniCredit's recent offe... (more story)
Indonesia’s decision to reduce funding to the country’s antitrust watchdog has sparked a backlash from local observers and practitioners, who say the cuts may signal a lack of commitment from the government to... (more story)
The Brazilian competition authority’s updated frequently-asked-questions on criteria for filing merger notifications provides greater legal clarity for companies navigating the country's competition approval p... (more story)
An EU probe into Mars' $36 billion takeover of snacks maker Kellanova, now formally under way after months of pre-notification talks, is expected to center on “conglomerate” concerns that the US food giant cou... (more story)
US federal subpoenas about Constellation Energy’s plan to buy rival power producer Calpine Corp. have included numerous detailed questions about pricing statistics and economic forecasts. These inquiry letters... (more story)