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Fired enforcer describes 'battle lines' between US DOJ chief of staff, antitrust chief
Roger Alford, who was fired from the US Department of Justice last month, has described in stark terms the split he sees in the DOJ over the handling of mergers and... (more story)
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Trump enforcers distance themselves from Biden-era antitrust enforcement
Gail Slater and the rest of the Trump administration are charting a path in antitrust enforcement that is becoming increasingly clear. "We can call it MAGA Antitrus... (more story)
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Broad risk of M&A call-in remains under EU’s draft subsidy guidance
Companies receiving foreign subsidies haven't secured much clarity on when their merger deal or public procurement awards risk being called in for review by the Eur... (more story)
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US President Donald Trump fired Robert Primus, one of two Democrats on the Surface Transportation Board, the government body that regulates railroad mergers and is investigating Union Pacific’s proposed acquis... (more story)
American Axle & Manufacturing, or AAM, has notified yesterday its deal to buy its UK-based competitor Dowlais. The European Commission set an Oct. 1 deadline to decide on the deal.
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, has announced plans to merge with its affiliate HD Hyundai Mipo, creating a Singapore-based investment entity to oversee subsidiaries... (more story)
US aircraft-maker Boeing has sought EU merger approval for its $4.7 billion acquisition of its supplier Spirit AeroSystems, according to the regulator’s website. The European Commission set a deadline of Sept.... (more story)
Boeing's $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems did not raise competition concerns because rival Airbus was also buying parts of the Wichita, Kansas-based manufacturer of fuselages, wings and other air... (more story)
It’s difficult to offer a perspective on the impact of legal costs under Australia’s mandatory merger rules, but the bigger picture of the new regime is a more efficient process and regulator, a competition of... (more story)
Uber must seek formal approval from Danish officials for its acquisition of Dantaxi, even though the deal has already completed. The move by Denmark's Competition and Consumer Authority is the first time it ha... (more story)
Brazil’s competition authority has approved the acquisition of Allrede Participações S.A. by BTT Telecomunicações S.A., a subsidiary of Grupo Tecpar, without imposing any remedies. The parties’ combined market... (more story)
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EchoStar’s sale of $23 billion in spectrum to AT&T could satisfy concerns about maximizing opportunities for providing wireless service, but it also raises questions about consolidation among the Big Three ser... (more story)
Disney’s agreement with the National Football League — which grants the NFL a 10 percent stake in ESPN in exchange for NFL Network and other media assets — is likely to draw antitrust scrutiny because of Disne... (more story)
Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern would be the biggest railroad merger ever and has become the subject of great analysis and public debate. But to the regulators reviewing th... (more story)
The EU has introduced new rules to safeguard media freedom and independence, including a powerful media-plurality test. However, initial steps to implement the rules in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany ... (more story)
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern argue their proposed merger will increase the speed of cross-country freight rail shipping, partly by minimizing the need for transfers from one railroad to another, and they... (more story)
Roger Alford, who was fired from the US Department of Justice last month, has described in stark terms the split he sees in the DOJ over the handling of mergers and other competition matters. On one side, he s... (more story)
Governments across the EU have shown themselves to be increasingly inclined to block — or put additional conditions on — banking mergers even after they've been approved by regulators, despite the bloc's free ... (more story)
Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern requires the blessing of the US Surface Transportation Board, which will — for the first time ever — apply toughened merger evaluation criteria for Clas... (more story)