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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Netflix pulls out of running for Warners after Paramount offers $31 a share
Netflix won't increase its offer for the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service and studios, bowing out to Paramount in one of the most-watched corporate battles in years.
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US FTC's Ferguson defends accountability to Trump amid politicization criticism
The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission said he's accountable to the president and would obey lawful orders, rejecting suggestions that antitrust enforcemen... (more story)
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US failure to unwind Meta deals likely to inspire new tech laws, Calif. AAG says
The US Federal Trade Commission’s loss in its retrospective challenge to social media giant Meta Platforms’ long ago-consummated buyouts of WhatsApp and Instagram h... (more story)
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Orizon, a publicly listed Brazilian group active in waste management, biogas, biomethane and carbon credits, is seeking approval from the national competition authority for the acquisition of Vital, GBio and O... (more story)
The sale of Novonor’s stake in Braskem to the Shine Investment Fund — advised by IG4 — was ultimately cleared by Brazil’s competition authority without restrictions, even though the case didn't follow the typi... (more story)
Nexstar should submit its studies and reports in favor of its acquisition of Tegna to the current proceedings, DIRECTV argued in a filing with the US Federal Communications Commission. DIRECTV added that the U... (more story)
RedBird IMI, the owner of Telegraph Media Group, has said it is working with the UK government to get clearance to complete a £575 million cash sale of the newspaper company to Axel Springer. The German media ... (more story)
CK Hutchison and the European Commission will appear once again before EU judges this June for a three-day hearing over the legality of a vetoed telecom merger in the UK, MLex has learned. The two sides have a... (more story)
A UK probe into imports of titanium dioxide from China has started following allegations that imports of the material are being dumped into the market and harming the domestic industry. Separately China’s LB G... (more story)
Battery manufacturer Clarios has asked EU merger regulators to approve its plan to buy Ecobat’s battery recycling and specialty lead operations in Germany and Austria.
Savar Veículos and Mecasul Auto Mecânica submitted new arguments to Brazil’s competition authority stating that their planned transaction does not raise competition concerns and should be cleared without restr... (more story)
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The US Federal Trade Commission is signaling a significant shift in merger enforcement by moving away from its longstanding dual-track litigation model and proceeding exclusively in federal court. The change d... (more story)
Getty Images may be tempted to take a dual-track approach with the UK merger watchdog by offering remedies while at the same time contesting that any such measures are necessary to ease the regulator’s concern... (more story)
A push by Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone for EU regulators to allow more consolidation in national markets is failing to resonate with Matthias Ecke, a key European Parliament lawmaker who is part of legislat... (more story)
Dairy cooperatives Arla and DMK must convince the European Commission that their intended merger won't cut the options available to farmers to sell their milk. The EU regulator's recent look at FrieslandCampin... (more story)
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) started an investigation into Pennsylvania Water’s proposed rate increases in December, and a negative review could impact the commission’s parallel investigati... (more story)
Aramark, a US food-services company, has a high hurdle to clear to persuade judges to extend a missed deadline to appeal the UK antitrust watchdog’s veto of its merger with rival Entier. The Competition Appeal... (more story)
For now, Paramount Skydance has won the race for Warner Bros. Discovery, prevailing after Netflix pulled out of contention — but the victory may prove premature. Even as federal regulators appear to have eased... (more story)
The EU's merger clearance of Liberty Media’s takeover of motorcycle championship MotoGP shows the European Commission is taking a broader view of the evolving market for sports broadcasting rights. The merger ... (more story)