Spain Opens Antitrust Probe Into Generali, Sanitas Agreement March 26, 2025 Spain’s antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into Italian insurer Generali and local health insurance provider...
FTC Chair Pledges to Keep Aggressive Merger Enforcement February 25, 2025 By Leah Nylen President Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission will “vigorously” sue to block illegal mergers, the agency’s new chairman said Monday, highlighting...
BlackRock Leaves Major Climate Group Amid Wall Street Exodus January 10, 2025 By Silla Brush, Saijel Kishan and Alastair Marsh BlackRock Inc. is parting ways with one of the world’s biggest climate-investor groups after being targeted by Republican politicians for...
Microsoft Faces Wide-Ranging Antitrust Probe December 2, 2024 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud...
US Justice Department Accuses RealPage of Driving Up Rents August 26, 2024 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states sued RealPage on Friday, accusing the property management software company of using...
Amazon Must Face D.C.’s Antitrust Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules August 26, 2024 By Jody Godoy An appeals court in Washington, D.C. revived the district’s lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc on Thursday, saying it plausibly claimed the...
Google Monopolized Search Through Illegal Deals, Judge Rules August 6, 2024 By Leah Nylen Google illegally monopolized the search market through exclusive deals, a judge ruled Monday, handing the government a win in its...
The New M&A Rules That Would Delay Million-Dollar Deals June 29, 2023 By Leah Nylen The US antitrust agencies are requiring firms to turn over much more information about their transactions than before in an...
Surprise Golf Marriage of PGA and LIV Risks Antitrust Scrutiny June 8, 2023 By Leah Nylen, Malathi Nayak and Erik Larson The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed challenger LIV Golf avoided calling their proposed partnership a merger. But their shock announcement...
Antitrust Enforcers Are Chilling Big Mergers May 10, 2023 By Leah Nylen and Michelle F. Davis The US government’s aggressive stance on antitrust is chilling merger activity among the country’s biggest companies, with some deals never...