Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A – International Issues
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
Fierce Competition Podcast | Below-Threshold Mergers: Global Antitrust Scrutiny
Podcast: Key Changes in Finalized Antitrust Merger Guidelines – Diagnosing Health Care
Fierce Competition Podcast | Takeaways From the Illumina-Grail Merger Challenge Saga
Fierce Competition Podcast | A Look at the Evolving Global Deal Landscape
The Informed Board Podcast | Will the EU’s Focus on Foreign Subsidies Make It More Difficult To Acquire European Businesses?
Podcast- The FTC's Mission: Competition and Antitrust
Uncorked With Farella: M&A in the Wine Industry With Robert Nicholson
EU & UK Competition Law & Public Interest: Best Practices & New Challenges ahead
Nota Bene Episode 123: Europe Q2 Check In - Brexit Updates and Antitrust Laws in the Digital Economy with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 112: How Europe is Filling Enforcement Gaps for Digital Gatekeepers with Robert Klotz and Ciara Barbu-O’Connor
Antitrust and Competition - The General Court of the European Union Upholds the European Commission’s Decision to Assess Boissons Heintz/Brasserie Nationale Acquisition Under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation - On 2 July...more
From 1 January 2026, significant reforms to Australia’s merger clearance regime will come into effect. The amended regime will operate on a mandatory and suspensory basis. Parties must notify the Australian Competition and...more
Recent antitrust enforcement actions in the United States and Europe have significantly influenced global M&A trends. Regulators approved major deals in highly concentrated markets, such as Synopsys / Ansys in the US and...more
On August 6, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a motion for preliminary injunction to block Edwards Lifesciences Corporation’s (“Edwards”) $945 million proposed acquisition of JenaValve Technology, Inc....more
The U.S. wireless market consolidated a bit more on Aug. 1 when T-Mobile US, Inc. completed its acquisition of UScellular’s wireless operations. The deal went through after receiving antitrust clearance from the Department of...more
Welcome to Juntos, our bulletin that explores antitrust and competition developments across US-Latin America. In this issue, we look at key headlines from the second quarter of 2025....more
ServiceNow Inc. has announced plans to acquire Moveworks Inc., an enterprise artificial intelligence company, in a $2.85 billion deal. The acquisition is currently under an in-depth antitrust investigation by the Department...more
The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) has now been in force for over a year, introducing a new layer of regulatory oversight for companies engaging in M&A transactions within the EU. Designed to address...more
On 23 June, the European Commission (“Commission”), following a Phase II investigation, unconditionally approved the acquisition by Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) of Dorna Sports, S.L. (“Dorna”) (Case M.11539,...more
This LawFlash sets out the key features of the new UAE merger control regime, which recently came into effect. In December 2023, the United Arab Emirates introduced a new competition law (Competition Law), implementing a...more
In FY 2024/25, UK merger control underwent significant changes, including important statutory amendments, updates to the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) rules and an apparent shift in focus when reviewing mergers to...more
The UK Government has published the final version of its Strategic Steer to the CMA, which aims to create a “level playing field” through better regulation and, despite recognising the CMA’s independence in the exercise of...more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has implemented a significant reform of its competition law framework through Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023, with key implementing provisions brought into effect by Cabinet Ministerial...more
Our Antitrust Team examines the European Commission’s first conditional merger clearance under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and how it provides key insights into how foreign financial contributions impact...more
Spanish Ministry of Economy Launches Public Consultation on BBVA’s Public Takeover Bid for Banco Sabadell, after CNMC Approval with Commitments. On May 5, the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Business received...more
JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more
The European Commission finally published, more than 6 months after its adoption, its first decision under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”)....more
In February 2025, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) published its annual report on mergers and acquisitions, providing details on the transactions reviewed by the CCPC in 2024. This update provides our...more
COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11949 - Invesco / Mitel) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11840 - Sodecia / Huk Holding / HUF Hülsbeck & Fürst / Huf - Industrieverwaltung)...more
The UK government recently published its “New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth” policy paper, outlining next steps for reforms across the UK regulatory landscape. The policy paper aims to create a...more
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a call for evidence seeking feedback on its approach to merger remedies. This is one of a number of initiatives that signal a shift towards what is intended to be...more
March 31, 2025 marks the first day of implementing the UAE's mandatory and suspensory new Competition Law regime, which entered into force in 2023 and was supplemented by a Ministerial Decree earlier this year. As of today,...more
Agência antitruste inicia ação contra prestadores de serviços de saúde. A autoridade antitruste da Argentina, a Comissão Nacional de Defesa da Concorrência (Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia, CNDC), iniciou uma...more
Agencia antimonopolio toma acción contra proveedores de servicios médicos. El organismo antimonopolio de Argentina, la Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), está investigando a varias organizaciones de la...more
Antitrust agency brings action against health service providers. Argentina’s antitrust enforcer, the National Commission for Competition Defense (CNDC), has opened an investigation of several health services organizations...more