Draft Report: EC Says Boosting Scale of Defense Sector Crucial for Competitiveness

Qualcomm/Alphawave: Deal Could Become Flashpoint as Worries About UK’s Tech Economy Mount

Qualcomm’s (QCOM) proposed $2.4 billion acquisition of Alphawave Semi (LSE: AWE) threatens to undercut the UK plan to rebuild domestic artificial intelligence and semiconductor capacity while also...

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

A $6.2 billion deal that would hand BlackRock (BLK) control of Allete’s (ALE) Minnesota Power, the second-largest electric utility in the state, has prompted concerns that the private equity...

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...