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Tata seeks EU foreign-subsidy clearance for IAC Group Sweden auto-parts deal October 10, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

India's Tata AutoComp Systems has sought EU foreign-subsidy approval to buy IAC Group Sweden. The European Commission will decide by Nov. 13. The deal won EU approval under merger-control rules in September. T... (more story)

ADNOC says it's confident of securing 'timely' EU approval for Covestro deal October 06, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has said it’s confident that its concessions to EU subsidy regulators will secure approval for its €14.7 billion takeover of German chemicals group Covestro ahead of a Dec. 2 deal deadline.

Chinese trade group urges EU to improve subsidy regulation guidelines October 06, 2025 | Yonnex Li

The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU has called for revisions to the European Commission's draft guidelines on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, raising concerns about the regulator's "balancing test" metho... (more story)

ADNOC remedies to see EU extend deadline for Covestro review October 03, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

The European Commission has confirmed receipt of a remedy package submitted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in an effort to assuage concerns over the role of foreign subsidies in its €14.7 billion takeov... (more story)

ADNOC makes remedy submission in EU review of Covestro takeover (update*) October 03, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has submitted a package of remedies to EU regulators scrutinizing its €14.7 billion takeover of struggling German chemicals group Covestro, MLex has learned. The European Commiss... (more story)

Laudamotion’s plea over alleged Lufthansa-Air Berlin collusion rejected October 01, 2025 | Jean Comte

Laudamotion has lost a plea against the European Commission, which it said should have probed alleged cartel-like behavior between Lufthansa and Air Berlin. The Austrian air carrier had challenged the commissi... (more story)

DSBJ’s takeover of GMD wins EU foreign-subsidy approval October 01, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Chinese electronics company DSBJ has received clearance under the EU’s foreign subsidy rules to acquire Groupe Mécanique Découpage, a French maker of car parts. The European Commission’s deadline to investigat... (more story)

South Korea parliament clears sweeping government overhaul, ends prosecution service September 29, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a sweeping government reorganization bill that dismantles the prosecution service and enacts some of President Lee Jae Myung’s most ambitious reforms, including the r... (more story)

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ADNOC, Covestro optimistic on approval under EU’s foreign subsidies rules September 29, 2025 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and German chemicals company Covestro are optimistic of overcoming EU subsidy concerns over their merger, MLex has learned. The companies intend to formally submit remedies befor... (more story)

South Korean government restructuring promises reform but risks overreach September 10, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Just four months after taking office, the Lee Jae Myung administration has unveiled a sweeping plan to remake South Korea’s bureaucracy, setting the stage for one of the most consequential reorganizations in d... (more story)

Broad risk of M&A call-in remains under EU’s draft subsidy guidance August 11, 2025 | Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts

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 European Commission. The institution's draft gui... (more story)

Guersent jabs at competition cynics as he returns keys to EU’s ‘Rolls-Royce’ August 01, 2025 | Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

Olivier Guersent has signed off as head of the European Commission’s powerful competition directorate, serving six different commissioners and witnessing the highs and lows of the bloc’s economic policies. In ... (more story)

Dealmakers eying EU M&A get stark warning in subsidy review of UAE telecom buyout April 14, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

The European M&A landscape for companies backed by foreign states looks more complicated, in light of newly published documents that show the dealmaking of UAE telecom operator Etisalat — known as e& — will fa... (more story)

ADNOC’s previous EU FSR clearance will help Covestro deal, but by how much? February 27, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company must feel its path to EU foreign-subsidy approval for its 14.7 billion-euro takeover of Germany's Covestro has been smoothed by the European Commission’s clearance of another lar... (more story)

Unleashing the EU's cross-border subsidy ‘giant’ is key to growth ambitions February 20, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Multistate, subsidy-backed projects in fields such as semiconductors, AI, advanced materials and clean tech will take center stage in the EU's push for growth and economic transition, as the European Commissio... (more story)

EU hydrogen bank’s state aid tool is here to stay December 26, 2024 | Stefano Porciello

The EU hydrogen bank’s option to use EU-wide auctions to guide national funding has the potential to align national and EU financial firepower toward common objectives. The tool developed for hydrogen is alrea... (more story)