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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Creeping-acquisition laws 'step in the right direction,' top New Zealand official says
The proposed merger-law changes in New Zealand are “a step in the right direction” given the growing problem of “creeping” or serial acquisitions, in which companie... (more story)
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Skyworks to file HSR within 25 business days, request early termination
Skyworks and Qorvo will file their Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification forms within 25 business days of their Oct. 27 merger agreement and will request early t... (more story)
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Colorado Democrats urge US FCC to block Nexstar-Tegna merger
Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to US FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, urging the agency to block the Nexstar-Tegna merger. The pair argue... (more story)
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Nexstar’s proposed acquisition of Tegna received a second request for additional information from the US Department of Justice on Thursday, Tegna said in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The dea... (more story)
Pfizer has received antitrust clearance from US authorities for its $4.9 billion deal for obesity startup company Metsera. In a positive sign for Pfizer, the company’s offer is understood to have been granted ... (more story)
Stock-traded YDUQS Educacional is seeking approval from the Brazilian competition authority to acquire Unifametro and CEMAPE. According to the parties, the transaction is part of YDUQS’s strategy to expand its... (more story)
Genmab and cancer drugmaker Merus have filed paperwork with the US antitrust authorities for their $8 billion deal and the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act is set to expire on Nov. 12.
The interim president of Brazil’s antitrust authority raised concerns about emerging competition risks in the country’s rapidly evolving betting industry.
Belgian food manufacturer Vandemoortele has requested EU approval to buy Délifrance, which makes frozen bakery products. The European Commission has set a Dec. 4 deadline to decide on the deal.
Veteran US Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawyer Maria Coppola will help Australia’s competition enforcer manage the transition to a new merger-notification regime at the start of 2026, as one of a group o... (more story)
Pfizer has heavily criticized Novo Nordisk’s bid for Metsera, calling it an attempt by a dominant company to illegally suppress competition by acquiring an “emerging challenger.” Denmark’s Novo Nordisk has str... (more story)
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Novo Nordisk is seeking to outbid Pfizer to acquire obesity drug maker Metsera in a deal structured with an early payment for 50 percent of Metsera’s non-voting shares that may trigger gun-jumping concerns wit... (more story)
NewPrinces’ takeover of Carrefour’s Italian business poses some novel questions for EU competition enforcers, as the biggest example yet of a food supplier buying a major supermarket chain. At a time when food... (more story)
National security reviews of foreign investments in the US have been tolled since the government shut down Oct. 1. Attorneys involved in the process say deals are piling up, and while the nation is still being... (more story)
The successful closure of the Nexstar-Tegna $6.2 billion merger will require either the Federal Communications Commission or Congress to lift the cap limiting how many households one broadcaster can reach. But... (more story)
Medical device creators Edwards Lifesciences and JenaValve Technology face a US Federal Trade Commission merger challenge that could emerge as a key test of how much weight courts will give to products still i... (more story)
Universal Music Group’s takeover of Downtown Music will be causing an increasing headache for EU merger regulators. They need urgency, as they have less than a month to decide whether to either pursue their ob... (more story)
Nexstar’s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of broadcaster Tegna could lead to a sea change in the antitrust regulatory analysis of broadcast mergers in the US, as the Department of Justice is likely to recons... (more story)
Plans to overhaul the decision-making process for UK merger reviews may give the perception of government tightening its grip on the antitrust regulator by removing a key remaining part of its independence. So... (more story)