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...
Biden’s Antitrust Push Across Agencies Is Working to Block Deals March 17, 2023 By Leah Nylen The Biden administration’s strategy of leaning on industry regulators to block deals that might be tricky for the Justice Department...
FTC Is Preparing Potential Antitrust Case Against Amazon February 6, 2023 By Leah Nylen and Spencer Soper The US Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. that could be filed as soon as...
DOJ Poised to Sue Google Over Digital Ad Market Dominance January 24, 2023 By Anna Edgerton The US Justice Department is poised to sue Alphabet Inc.’s Google as soon as Tuesday regarding the search giant’s dominance...
Google Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over its Ad-Tech Business October 13, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated over the...
Google Must Face Most of Texas Lawsuit Over Ad Dominance, Judge Rules September 14, 2022 Alphabet Inc’s Google must face all but one antitrust allegation about its online advertising business brought in a lawsuit by...
EU Mulls New Unit With Antitrust Veterans to Enforce Tech Rules July 28, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce...
PGA Tour Faces Justice Department Probe Over Saudi-Backed Circuit July 12, 2022 By Gerry Smith The US Justice Department is investigating the PGA Tour over potential antitrust violations related to its ongoing dispute with a...