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Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • UK lends EU political cover amid backlash against Brussels tech regulation • DSA probe into Booking.com targets scams •...
Welcome to The Antitrust Agenda, our weekly analysis of timing and priorities at the FTC, DOJ, and state AG offices. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Amidst turnover, lawmakers expect action on data centers from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. • Early voting...
The Asia Antitrust Agenda is a biweekly column showcasing key regulatory developments in the region. Stories we’re following in this edition include: • Taiwan regulator blocks another Uber-related deal. • Beijing mulls changes to export-control tech catalogue for AI. • Apple...
AkzoNobel (AKZA) and Axalta (AXTA) are taking another step toward realizing their proposed merger as bidders engage in a second round of offers for Axalta’s wood coatings business—which the FTC has required the companies to divest to address the commission’s concerns about the $25...
Merger-related lobbying fell slightly ahead of the midterm congressional elections, marking a departure from the steady upward climb earlier in the year, according to third-quarter lobbying disclosures filed this...
China’s antitrust agency has demonstrated a new approach in investigating two recent closely watched horizontal mergers—one that involves an extended review timeline paired with a light- touch behavioral remedy fix, some antitrust lawyers and experts told The Capitol...
MMG has offered the European Commission a remedy proposal to try and assuage the regulator’s concerns over its proposed acquisition of Anglo American’s Brazilian ferronickel assets, the companies confirmed to The Capitol...
The European Commission, in preparation of launching a formal review of Boston Scientific’s (BSX) proposed acquisition of Penumbra (PEN), has begun setting up interviews and requesting information from industry players about the $14.5 billion deal’s impact, sources familiar with the...
Nexfibre’s proposed acquisition of Substantial, the parent of UK fiber network operator Netomnia, is testing how prepared the Competition and Markets Authority is to intervene in...
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