BlackRock/Allete: PE Firm’s Attempted Utility Takeover Generates Opposition in Minnesota

The Asia Antitrust Agenda: SAMR Warns of Risks in Semiconductor Materials, Patent Database Sectors; HKCC Ends Auto-Fuel Supplier Probe; Japanese Regulator Releases Generative AI Findings; KTFC Fines Temu

SAMR flags antitrust risks in semiconductor materials, patent database sectors. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the antitrust authority, warned in its annual report of...

Privacy Policy: New State Laws and Enforcement Actions Target Collection of Children’s Data, Precise Geolocation

Nearly halfway through 2025 a flurry of new state privacy laws and enforcement actions are taking aim at invasive data collection practices, including the sale of precise geolocation and minors’...

Tencent Music/Ximalaya: Deal That Could Create Spotify Competitor Will Be Submitted for SAMR Review

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), China’s largest online music and audio entertainment platform, plans to submit its proposed $2.4 billion acquisition of audio content platform Ximalaya to...