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AbbVie files $10.9bn Apogee deal in Germany

Nexstar-Tegna challengers lose DC Circuit bid to force FCC on bureau order

Paramount says it won't close its merger with Warner Bros. before July 22

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XXXLutz faces EU gun-jumping probe over Porta deal (update*) July 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Furniture seller XXXLutz faces a "gun-jumping" probe by the European Commission for moving ahead with its acquisition of Porta without seeking approval. The EU regulator said it had "become aware of conduct th... (more story)

Uber seeks to remedy Danish concerns over Dantaxi deal July 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Jean Comte

Uber has offered to amend its acquisition of local taxi company Dantaxi to address competition concerns in Denmark after the country's antitrust watchdog opened a probe into the deal using a power to review sm... (more story)

Vodafone stake sale to French billionaire Niel will need UK security approval July 10, 2026 | Jon Menon

Vega, the investment vehicle of the Xavier Niel family, will seek UK national security approval for the acquisition of a 16 percent stake in stake in Vodafone Group, which would make the French billionaire the... (more story)

FedEx, investors file InPost takeover for EU review July 10, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

US parcel delivery giant FedEx and private-equity firms Advent and A&R Investments have filed for EU approval for their plan to take over locker operator InPost. The European Commission has set an Aug. 17 dead... (more story)

Baker Hughes-Chart remedies address dominance concerns, EU says July 10, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Baker Hughes has won EU approval to buy Chart Industries, after committing to divest part of Chart’s liquefied natural gas processing business and to ensure interoperability with rivals. The European Commissio... (more story)

Huntsman, Olin face Aug. 7 US antitrust waiting period expiration July 10, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Chemical firms Huntsman and Olin have submitted their merger notification to US antitrust authorities, triggering a waiting period that is set to expire on Aug. 7. The companies filed paperwork on July 8, acco... (more story)

AbbVie files $10.9bn Apogee deal in Germany July 10, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

US drugmaker AbbVie has filed its $10.9 billion takeover of Apogee Therapeutics for German competition approval. The Bundeskartellamt has one month to decide whether to approve the transaction or open an in-depth inquiry.

China puts Axcelis-Veeco deal under normal review July 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's top merger-control regulator is reviewing the proposed $4.4 billion combination of US-listed semiconductor-equipment suppliers Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments under its normal review process... (more story)

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Foxconn-Mitsubishi review exposed legal-certainty problem inside Brazil CADE July 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

A ruling by the Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal on the Foxconn-Mitsubishi Fuso joint venture proposal did more than settle a jurisdictional dispute over how turnover thresholds should be applied to ... (more story)

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)

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XXXLutz may have breached merger rules with Porta deal, EU regulator says July 10, 2026
Baker Hughes wins EU approval for Chart deal, with conditions July 10, 2026
GSK-Nuvalent merger waiting period expires in the US (correct*) July 10, 2026
Huntsman, Olin file US antitrust paperwork July 10, 2026
EU decision on Thermo Fisher's Clario takeover published July 10, 2026
Orange, APG takeover of Nexera open for views in EU July 10, 2026
Leidos, Analogic security joint venture under review in Australia July 10, 2026
Charter-Cox proposed, alternate decisions filed; not binding until Calif. PUC acts July 09, 2026
DC Circuit rejects bid to force FCC action in Nexstar-Tegna dispute July 09, 2026
Nexstar-Tegna merger case set for July 2027 trial in California federal court July 09, 2026
Paramount announces three more regulatory clearances for Warner Bros. deal July 09, 2026
Paramount-Warner Bros. deal cleared in Brazil July 09, 2026
French competition watchdog made record M&A decisions in 2025, annual report says July 09, 2026