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Antitrust Intelligence @antitrustintel.bsky.social · Mar 17
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Paramount Skydance Corporation has intensified its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD), launching legal action and preparing a proxy contest after WBD’s board declined to engage with Paramount’s $30-per-share all-cash takeover proposal.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Brazilian CADE has opened an investigation into Meta and temporarily suspended WhatsApp’s new AI-related terms. The authority is looking into whether the changes could limit competition and favor Meta AI over rival tools.
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Brazil Investigates Meta Over WhatsApp AI Terms
Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), has opened an administrative inquiry against companies of the Meta group to investigate suspected abuse of a …
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January 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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The French Competition Authority is studying how chatbots could affect competition, especially in online commerce. A public consultation will open soon, with results expected in 2026.
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French Authority Turns Spotlight on Chatbots and Market Competition
The French Competition Authority has announced that it will launch an in-depth investigation into the chatbot sector, signalling growing regulatory attention on the downstream side of the generativ…
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January 12, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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EU probes Google over AI content use
The European Commission is investigating whether Google is using publisher and YouTube content unfairly to train its AI, potentially disadvantaging competitors.
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EU Looks into Google’s Use of Online Content for AI
The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google, examining whether the tech giant may be breaching EU competition rules in the way it uses content from web publishers and …
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January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Verallia has been cleared by Italian regulators over its wine bottle prices. The 2022 increases were driven by higher energy and raw material costs and strong demand—not anti-competitive behavior.
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Verallia Dodges Italian Cartel Investigation, French One Remains
Verallia is no longer under investigation by the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) for possible collusive practices. The authority decided to close, without further action, the investigation lau…
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January 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is launching a phase 2 review of ABF’s proposed acquisition of Hovis. The CMA will look at whether the deal could reduce competition in UK markets and report by June 2026.
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UK Opens Phase 2 Review of ABF’s Proposed Hovis Acquisition
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a phase 2 investigation into the proposed acquisition of Hovis Group Limited by Associated British Foods plc (ABF), through its wholly owned s…
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January 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Meta is acquiring AI startup Manus in a deal reportedly worth $2–3bn, aiming to plug its autonomous “AI agent” tech into Meta AI and WhatsApp.
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Meta to Acquire AI Startup Manus in Bid to Accelerate Agentic AI Strategy
Meta Platforms Inc. announced on Monday that it will acquire Manus, a Chinese-founded artificial intelligence startup, as the company steps up efforts to integrate advanced AI capabilities across i…
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January 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Indian IT major Coforge announces US$2.35bn Encora acquisition.
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Indian IT Firm Coforge to Buy Encora for US$2.35 Billion
Coforge Limited has announced the acquisition of Encora for US$2.35 billion, marking the largest acquisition ever undertaken by an Indian IT services company. Under the terms of the transaction, En…
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December 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Nvidia quietly paid $20bn to license Groq’s AI tech and hire its leadership—without calling it an acquisition. It’s classic “acqui-licensing”: get the people and the tech, skip the merger review. A growing antitrust grey zone in AI.
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AI Consolidation Without Acquisition: The Nvidia–Groq Case
Nvidia’s recent $20 billion transaction involving artificial intelligence startup Groq illustrates a rapidly evolving deal structure in the technology sector—one that blurs the line between acquisi…
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December 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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December 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Paramount ups its $30 per share cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, adding a personal guarantee from Larry Ellison to strengthen the offer. Deal still aims to beat Netflix. 💵🎥
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Paramount Amends Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance Corporation has announced amendments to its $30 per share all-cash offer for the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD), with the stated aim of addressing concerns rai…
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December 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Italy fines Ryanair €255m for abuse of dominance.
The case targets practices restricting travel agencies from combining Ryanair flights with other services. ✈️⚖️
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Italy Fines Ryanair Over €255 Million for Abuse of Dominant Position
The Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – AGCM) has imposed a fine of €255,761,692 on Ryanair DAC, jointly and severally with its parent company Ryanair …
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December 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s board is telling shareholders to reject Paramount’s offer, saying the Netflix merger is a safer, more valuable deal.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Board Recommends Shareholders Reject Paramount Tender Offer
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that shareholders reject the tender offer launched by Paramount Skydance (PSKY) on December 8, 2…
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December 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Romania’s Competition Council fined Philip Morris Trading, Interbrands Orbico and Mediaposte Hit Mail €26.6 million for resale price fixing in the IQOS heated tobacco market.
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Romania Fines Three Tobacco Market Companies €26.6 Million
The Romanian Competition Council has imposed fines totaling RON 135.2 million (approximately €26.6 million) on Philip Morris Trading SRL, Interbrands Orbico SRL, and Mediaposte Hit Mail SA for thei…
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Competition and Markets Authority accepted remedies in the Greencore–Bakkavor deal 👍
Not full clearance yet, but it clearly clears the way for the acquisition.
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UK Accepts Remedies in Greencore–Bakkavor Deal
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted a package of remedies offered by Greencore Group plc in connection with its proposed acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc, significantly adv…
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December 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Poland’s competition authority, UOKiK, has fined an agricultural machinery cartel nearly PLN 340 million (about EUR 80 million) for market sharing and price coordination affecting farmers for over a decade.
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Poland Fines Agricultural Machinery Cartel Nearly EUR 80 Million
The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed nearly PLN 340 million (approximately EUR 80 million) in fines on eight companies and two individuals for…
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December 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Televisa, through Izzi, is reportedly close to buying AT&T México in a $3–4 billion deal. AT&T would exit Mexico as Televisa returns to the mobile market.
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Grupo Televisa Poised to Acquire AT&T’s Mexico Operations
AT&T is reportedly close to finalizing a multi-billion-dollar transaction to divest its Mexican operations, marking a potential exit from the country after nearly a decade of presence. Accordin…
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December 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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CISPE is challenging the EU’s approval of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition, arguing the Commission ignored clear risks of price hikes and customer lock-in—harms CISPE says have now materialised.
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CISPE Challenges EU Approval of Broadcom–VMware Merger
CISPE has formally responded to the General Court of the European Union, arguing that the European Commission failed to assess clear, publicly signalled risks arising from Broadcom’s acquisition of…
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December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Swiss COMCO is taking a closer look at Apple’s NFC access rules on iOS.
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Switzerland Opens Preliminary Investigation into Apple’s NFC Terms for App Developers
The Secretariat of the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) has initiated a preliminary investigation into Apple’s conditions for granting access to the NFC & Secure Element (SE) platform on iO…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The EU is taking a closer look at Nuctech’s support from abroad and its impact on competition in the security tech market.
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EU Opens In-Depth Foreign Subsidies Probe into Nuctech
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) into the activities of Nuctech in the production and sale of threat detection systems (TDS)…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The European Commission has opened an in-depth probe into TIL and Hutchison’s plan to jointly control TERCAT, citing concerns about higher prices and reduced service quality at the Port of Barcelona. The deal will now face a full Phase II merger review.
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EU Opens In-Depth Merger Investigation into Joint Control of TERCAT
The European Commission has initiated an in-depth investigation, under the EU Merger Regulation, into the proposed acquisition of joint control of Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) by Terminal Investment…
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December 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Italy’s Antitrust Authority is investigating #Citizen and
#Swatch over alleged resale #price fixing and online discount restrictions in the #watch market.
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Italy Opens Proceedings Against Citizen and Swatch Over Alleged Online Resale Price Fixing
The Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – AGCM) has opened two separate antitrust investigations against Citizen Watch Italy S.p.A. and its Japanese pare…
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December 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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EU General Court upheld the Commission’s decision against Intel and reduced the fine by about €140 million. The case concerns restrictions linked to the exclusion of AMD in the x86 microprocessor market.
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General Court Upholds EU’s Intel Decision While Reducing Fine by €140 Million
The General Court of the European Union has largely upheld the European Commission’s 2023 decision finding that Intel infringed EU competition law, while partially reducing the level of the financi…
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December 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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France’s competition authority has approved KNDS Group taking full control of Texelis Defense, saying the deal won’t harm competition.
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KNDS Group Receives Approval to Take Sole Control of Texelis Defense
On 14 November 2025, the KNDS Group notified the French Competition Authority of its intention to assume sole control of Texelis Defense. Following its review, the Authority approved the transactio…
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December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM