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UMG's Downtown takeover draws formal EU charges over data concerns November 24, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Universal Music Group's planned $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music has received formal objections from the EU’s merger regulator, which said the deal may harm competition by allowing the world’s larges... (more story)

Rethmann ordered to notify mergers in first use of new German obligation power November 24, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

The owner of German waste management company Remondis has been ordered by the national competition authority to seek approval for all its acquisitions in the market for “non-hazardous household waste” for the ... (more story)

Indonesia's GoTo names new CEO amid renewed merger speculation with Grab November 24, 2025 | Roffie Kuniawan

Indonesia’s super app GoTo has nominated Chief Operating Officer Hans Patuwo as its next CEO following Patrick Walujo’s resignation, in a move that could pave the way for a long-anticipated merger with Singapo... (more story)

China merger reviews up 16% in 2025 so far amid SAMR efficiency drive November 24, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation completed 528 merger reviews in the first three quarters of 2025, a 15.8 percent year-on-year increase, underscoring the regulator’s continued push for more e... (more story)

US FTC contends Edwards sped prior merger as it negotiated JenaValve deal November 22, 2025 | Wesley Brown

JC Medical and its parent company, Genisis Medtech, were “all aligned in avoiding" the government notification process for JC Medical's acquisition by Edwards Lifesciences, according to an internal text submit... (more story)

Vivendi facing Dec 10 EU hearing over Lagardère media influence probe November 21, 2025 | Jean Comte and Nicholas Hirst

French company Vivendi is due to appear at a closed hearing at the European Commission on Dec. 10 over allegations its media operation influenced that of takeover target Lagardère before the deal was approved ... (more story)

ADNOC-Covestro deal wins final regulatory approval November 21, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has received German foreign direct investment clearance for its takeover of chemical company Covestro, the final approval it needed to complete the €14.7 billion deal. Germany’s ... (more story)

EU Commission escalates proceedings against Italy's powers to curb banking mergers November 21, 2025 | Jean Comte

The European Commission has formally put into doubt the legality of the Italian government's wide powers to constrain banking mergers. The move follows the harsh conditions imposed by Rome on UniCredit's i... (more story)

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US FTC’s MasterBrand deal probe likely to focus on market shares November 21, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

As cabinetmakers MasterBrand and American Woodmark respond to the US Federal Trade Commission’s second request, the companies will find it difficult to evade conversations about national market-share estimates... (more story)

ADNOC’s curious EU foreign-subsidy remedy creates more questions than answers November 21, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst, Andrew Boyce and Lewis Crofts

The outcome of the EU's foreign-subsidy review of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's Covestro acquisition has few lessons to offer dealmakers in the way of certainty, given that the concessions extracted appeare... (more story)

Support for Charter-Cox deal in comments to US FCC unlikely to be decisive November 20, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

Public comments filed with the US Federal Communications Commission about the proposed merger of Charter Communications and Cox Communications were overwhelmingly supportive of the deal and often cited the com... (more story)

Alleged fuel market distortions in Brazil's Amazon spark debate over Grupo Atem-WPL deal November 19, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Allegations of market concentration and fiscal distortions in Brazil’s Amazon region have been made just prior to the competition authority Tribunal’s scrutiny of Grupo Atem’s proposed acquisition of river tra... (more story)

Routine decisions fueling heated exchanges among Brazil CADE councilors November 14, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority has seen two consecutive judgment sessions marked by an unusually tense atmosphere, as disagreements among councilors — traditionally confined to complex economic interpreta... (more story)

Saipem–Subsea7 merger in Brazil sparks fears of price hikes in offshore market November 12, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The planned merger between Saipem and Subsea7 is raising alarms across Brazil’s offshore oil and gas sector, with operators and suppliers warning that reduced competition could drive up costs for subsea projects.

GTCR, Surmodics win in US court shows litigating the fix pays off November 11, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

A US judge on Monday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block the merger between GTCR and Surmodics — the first defeat of a merger challenge brought during President Donald Trump’s second term.  The ... (more story)

Substitutability of digital, TV ads a key question for Nexstar-Tegna deal November 10, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

The US antitrust review of television broadcasters Nexstar and Tegna could rest on whether the government concludes that advertisements on digital services are reasonable substitutes for broadcast TV’s 30-seco... (more story)