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Appeals of Nexstar-Tegna deal approval should be dismissed, US FCC says May 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Communications Commission told the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that the circuit lacks jurisdiction to review an order by the commission’s staff that cleared Nexstar Media’s acquisition... (more story)

Freudenberg gains conditional UK security approval to buy Balmoral Comtec May 06, 2026 | Jon Menon

Germany’s Freudenberg Flow Technologies has gained UK security clearance to buy Balmoral Comtec, a Scottish engineering company for offshore energy markets, with conditions set by the government to protect int... (more story)

Charter, Cox file motion for CPUC final decision by Aug. 13 May 05, 2026 | Wesley Brown

Charter Communications and Cox Communications filed a motion with the California Public Utilities Commission to set a filing schedule related to the companies’ settlements with opposing parties, including a fi... (more story)

Indamedia-Ringier media merger faces Hungary probe after EU opinion May 05, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Indamedia’s acquisition of Ringier Hungary has come under investigation after the Hungarian competition authority opened a post-closing review, citing new information on the deal. The move follows criticism fr... (more story)

White Martins doubts data in Air Liquide–Grupo Lumiar deal, seeks third-party status May 05, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

White Martins, a rival firm to Air Liquide Brasil and Grupo Lumiar, told the Brazilian competition regulator that the two parties provided inconsistent market data in the notification form regarding their prop... (more story)

Canada challenges Keyera-Plains NGL deal, Competition Tribunal to decide outcome May 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

The Canadian Competition Bureau has moved to block Keyera Corp’s proposed acquisition of Plains All American Pipeline’s natural gas liquids business in Canada, filing an application with the Competition Tribun... (more story)

Abu Dhabi's wealth fund seeks EU nod for stake in Ireland-UK electricity interconnector May 05, 2026 | Jean Comte

Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, has requested the European Commission's approval to become a controlling shareholder of Greenlink, a strategic electricity interconnector linkin... (more story)

Transocean, Valaris get US DOJ second request, need 4 other regulatory approvals May 05, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Transocean Chief Executive Officer Keelan Adamson told investors Tuesday that Transocean and Valaris received a second request from the US Department of Justice regarding their proposed deal. The companies hav... (more story)

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DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight May 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s demand for a timeline in litigation tied to the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of the Nexstar-Tegna merger is drawing renewed attention to the agency’... (more story)

Telecom sector will cheer EU merger guidelines' championing of scale May 04, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

The telecom sector was one of the loudest voices in a review of the European Commission's merger guidelines, saying they need room to consolidate national markets to compete with larger rivals in the US and Ch... (more story)

Sysco–Jetro deal poses complex antitrust test beyond traditional merger playbook May 01, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Jetro Holdings, parent of Restaurant Depot, presents US enforcers with a familiar name but a structurally different problem from the distributor mergers that regul... (more story)

Push to change UK CMA's decision process prompts rare alignment of critics May 01, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government is assessing feedback to its plans to re-engineer the system of decision making for in-depth merger and market probes at the country’s antitrust regulator. The breadth of the concerns raised ... (more story)

UPM-Sappi paper deal draws tough and traditional EU concerns April 29, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

An in-depth EU investigation into UPM’s joint venture with Sappi has thrown the book at the deal, voicing a host of concerns about how the tie-up would combine the two largest graphic paper manufacturers in Eu... (more story)

China's block of Meta-Manus deal underscores higher bar for cross-border tech deals April 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's landmark decision to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus underscores Beijing's evolving approach to evaluating cross-border technology deals, with authorities now... (more story)

Big Tech dodges Brazil gun jumping for AI deals, but regulator may seek review April 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Brazil’s competition authority found that artificial intelligence partnerships struck by major tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google didn’t result in gun-jumping violations in the country, but th... (more story)

JD.com to cite lack of Chinese state ties in bid to secure EU FSR approval April 27, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Chinese e-commerce titan JD.com will face down calls for an EU foreign-subsidy probe into its acquisition of European consumer electronics giant Ceconomy by pointing to how it’s a publicly traded company with ... (more story)