Microsoft/Activision Blizzard: Video Game Tie-up Draws FTC Scrutiny, Third-Party Concerns, Over Streaming Impact   

SoftBank/DigitalBridge: Deal Could Test Treasury’s Fast-Track Pilot Program for U.S. Allies

Japan’s SoftBank Group (TSE:9984) has filed its proposed $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), according to...

Major UK Phase 2 Will Push CMA Analysis on Economic Growth Claims and Market Definitions, Sources Say

The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s fast-tracked phase 2 review of Associated British Foods’ (LON: ABF) proposed acquisition of Hovis will likely broaden the enforcer’s willingness to...

Netflix/Warner Bros.: Senator Mike Lee Raises Concerns About ‘Killer Non-Acquisition,’ Abuse of Review Process

Netflix’s (NFLX) proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) studio and streaming businesses has triggered a powerful senator’s concerns that the $72 billion transaction is a “killer...