Daniel Guarnera, director of the US Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, pointed to merger policy and a reluctance to provide guidance such as the competitor collaboration guidelines as key differ... (more story)

Charter Communications’ proposed settlements with the California Public Advocates Office and California Emerging Technology Fund are insufficient, according to The Utility Reform Network and the Center for Acc... (more story)

California’s mini-Hart-Scott-Rodino law goes into effect Jan. 1, but Paula Blizzard, who runs the state’s antitrust division, said the new law won’t necessarily lead to more antitrust investigations. “We're ju... (more story)

The Brazilian competition authority's Superintendence has approved Imerys do Brasil’s proposed acquisition of SB Mineração two months after declaring the deal complex. The buyout relates to the dry-ground natu... (more story)

CK Hutchison and the European Commission have clashed in court over how the degree of competition between O2 and Three was analyzed in a 2016 decision blocking a merger between the two operators. The EU's lowe... (more story)

Abra Group’s acquisition of Chile’s Sky Airline has been unconditionally cleared in Brazil following a three-month in-depth review.  Brazil CADE’s Superintendence concluded that the horizontal overlaps and ver... (more story)

Marc Murtra, the head of Spanish telecom operator Telefónica, has welcomed new EU merger guidelines as marking a “Copernican” shift in approach that should help operators to gain scale. In late April, the Euro... (more story)

Paramount Skydance has sought Austrian clearance for its takeover of film and TV studio Warner Bros. Discovery. The Austrian competition authority has until June 29 to decide on the $110 billion deal, which it... (more story)