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ByteDance, Oracle sued for alleged market allocation, bid rigging by US investors July 16, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

ByteDance is accused of colluding with Oracle to block legitimate acquisition offers for TikTok's US operations and effectively allocating the short video social media market between itself and Oracle, accordi... (more story)

Constellation deal critics tell US FERC monitor’s settlement is inadequate July 15, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

A partial settlement between Constellation Energy and Monitoring Analytics — the independent market monitor that oversees electricity flow within the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest — hasn’t completely fixed every an... (more story)

States aim for efficiency, clarity with new premerger notification laws July 15, 2025 | Wesley Brown

New Hart-Scott-Rodino Act reporting statutes at the state level seek to provide clarity and improved efficiency for state attorneys general and merging parties, according to state antitrust enforcers. Washingt... (more story)

Pioneer founder lacks standing for Exxon petition but still has ‘recourse,’ US FTC rules July 15, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

The US Federal Trade Commission issued a unanimous ruling denying the petition of Pioneer Natural Resources founder Scott Sheffield, the longtime petroleum industry executive who urged the agency to completely... (more story)

Sintokogio-Elastikos deal review deadline extended by Brazil's CADE July 15, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The Brazilian competition authority has extended the review period for Japanese machinery maker Sintokogio’s proposed acquisition of French metal abrasives supplier Elastikos by 90 days. Initially notified on ... (more story)

Synopsys-Ansys deal wins China approval after close scrutiny July 15, 2025 | MLex Staff

China granted conditional approval for Synopsys's $35 billion acquisition of Ansys after a thorough examination, removing the final regulatory hurdle for the $35 billion deal that brings together two of the wo... (more story)

SES-Intelsat deal receives US FCC green light July 14, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

The US Federal Communications Commission has approved SES’s $3.1 billion acquisition of Intelsat. The agency said that the transaction will create a “more vigorous satellite competitor” and serves the public interest.

Trump orders Suirui International acquisition of Jupiter to be unwound July 11, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

US President Donald Trump ordered Suirui International’s 2020 acquisition of Jupiter Systems to be unwound within the next 120 days, after an investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United ... (more story)

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US DOJ, FCC approve T-Mobile-UScellular deal despite red flags July 15, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

The US Department of Justice’s approval of T-Mobile’s acquisition of UScellular last week is remarkable for the number of serious concerns Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater said she had with the deal befo... (more story)

Prosus faces hard choices in EU probe of Just Eat Takeaway deal July 15, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

Prosus's bid to buy Just Eat Takeaway.com is worrying EU merger investigators over the private equity giant's minority holding in food-delivery rival Delivery Hero. Prosus could opt simply to sell that holding... (more story)

India's Digital Competition Bill get regulator's push but meets resistance July 15, 2025 | Freny Patel

India's top competition official has voiced strong support for the proposed Digital Competition Bill, advocating for proactive "self-reporting obligations" to enhance market health, despite the existing regula... (more story)

Cordeiro exits Brazil competition agency with legacy of controversy, acclaim July 11, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, the first in Brazil to hold the three most notable positions in the country's competition authority — councilor, superintendent and president — is departing as president of the Admin... (more story)

Acuren, NV5 overlap in testing, compliance, but companies could point to competition July 10, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Acuren and NV5 argue their $1.7 billion deal is complementary, but both companies offer services in the testing, inspection, certification and compliance sector in the US — particularly in nondestructive testi... (more story)

SES, Intelsat clear major hurdle with US Team Telecom approval July 09, 2025 | Flavia Fortes, Wesley Brown

Luxembourgish satellite company SES and Intelsat, a Luxembourgish-American company that provides satellite services, have received conditional approval from Team Telecom, clearing a major hurdle for completing... (more story)

In Grupo Atem-WPL deal appeal, Brazil CADE's Tribunal will also look at past conduct July 08, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Ipiranga, Vibra and Petroleo Sabbá have each filed appeals against the approval by the Brazilian competition authority’s investigatory unit of Grupo Atem’s acquisition of river transporter WPL. The agency’s Tr... (more story)

Will UK catch more deals in broad reach of national security? July 04, 2025 | Jon Menon

One year after Labour came to power, fresh policy plans suggest that the UK government might be giving itself leeway for wider intervention in mergers to protect economic interests and enable domestic business... (more story)