Vodafone/Iliad: Despite Favorable Developments, Possible Italian Mobile Merger Could Face Same Hurdles as Past Deals

Enbridge/Dominion: Vertical Power Concerns Related to Dominion’s Control Over Contract Terms Could Attract FTC Scrutiny

In its acquisition of utility company Dominion (D), Enbridge (ENB), a major pipeline operator, could use Dominion’s control over contracts between buyers and sellers of natural gas in Ohio to favor...

The European Antitrust Agenda: UnitedHealth/Emis Deal Faces Third-Party Complaints; Pfizer/Seagen Files for EC Review; Google Challenges Antitrust Fine; EC Competition Director Minimizes Role of Below-Threshold Merger Reviews

UnitedHealth/Emis review sparks third party complaints. The Competition and Markets Authority has published three third party responses critical of its decision to give a provisional green light to...

Kroger/Albertsons: Divestiture Deal Triggers Blowback from Unions Representing Store Workers

Kroger’s (KR) proposed acquisition of Albertsons’ (ACI) is generating new union objections over the selected buyer of stores the supermarket operators would divest in exchange for the $24.6...