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  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    US financial regulation
    Crackdown on buyout deals coming, warns top US antitrust enforcer

    Jonathan Kanter fears hollowing out of American economy amid private equity acquisition spree

  • Monday, 14 February, 2022
    LexMergers & Acquisitions
    Merger arbitrage: busted rocket deal shows hedge funds the opportunity in antitrust risk Premium content

    Spreads have widened often beyond 10% but only if traders can predict which combinations will not offend regulators

  • Monday, 14 February, 2022
    Aerospace & Defence
    Lockheed drops deal for rocket engine maker after US legal challenge

    FTC sued to block $4.4bn takeover of Aerojet Rocketdyne claiming it would harm competition

  • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
    US financial regulation
    US antitrust head will look to block deals that ‘lessen competition’

    Warning from DoJ’s Jonathan Kanter comes amid push to stop companies exploiting market dominance

  • Sunday, 23 January, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Gaming deal is a chance to spell out US antitrust policy

    Microsoft’s Activision tie-up comes as merger rules are under review

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    News in-depthTechnology regulation
    ‘Too big to be ignored’: Microsoft-Activision deal tests regulators

    $75bn takeover agreed for gaming company seen as ‘ideal opportunity’ for agencies to flex muscle

  • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
    LexMergers & Acquisitions
    US antitrust law: new rules for a new economy Premium content

    Regulators need to be guided by fairness and proportionality in conducting their review

  • Tuesday, 18 January, 2022
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    US to overhaul merger rules in crackdown on ‘unlawful’ deals

    Regulators seek public input on guidelines after Joe Biden rails against anti-competitive practices

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    Meta Platforms
    Facebook loses second attempt to dismiss FTC antitrust case

    US judge says agency can proceed with revised lawsuit seeking to break up Big Tech platform

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Top US business lobbyist lambasts Biden’s antitrust ‘over-reach’

    Suzanne Clark takes aim at FTC in first annual address as head of Chamber of Commerce

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    Nvidia
    US regulator sues to stop Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm

    Federal Trade Commission case presents the latest hurdle to multibillion-dollar chip mega-deal

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Supply chains
    US watchdog demands information from nine companies in supply chain probe

    Amazon, Walmart and Kraft Heinz among those targeted by FTC investigation into causes of shortages and high prices

  • Sunday, 19 September, 2021
    News in-depthBig tech
    Big tech companies snap up smaller rivals at record pace

    ‘Pac-Man’ buying spree comes as US regulators look to clamp down on anti-competitive acquisitions

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    Facebook and the FTC, take 2 Premium content

    And more on ageing and inflation

  • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
    Meta Platforms
    US renews ‘buy or bury’ charges against Facebook

    Federal Trade Commission refiles suit accusing social network of anti-competitive tactics aimed at neutralising rivals

  • Friday, 13 August, 2021
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    Faang investors are ignoring the antitrust rumblings Premium content

    And this probably makes sense

  • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
    Due Diligence
    The regulator that wants to change how dealmakers think Premium content

    Plus, a US fantasy sports platform expands its roster and private equity claims the moral high ground

  • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
    The Big Read
    Washington vs Big Tech: Lina Khan’s battle to transform US antitrust

    New FTC chair is challenging a consensus on consumer-first competition policy that goes back to Reagan era

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    Meta Platforms
    Facebook censured by US trade commission for suspending researchers’ accounts

    FTC rebuke follows block on NYU academics studying political advertising targeting practices

  • Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
    FTC hearing exposes rifts over Biden administration’s antitrust push

    Republican commissioners criticise Democratic initiatives targeting corporate power

  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Meta Platforms
    Facebook says FTC chair should step back from antitrust case

    Petition seeking the recusal of Big Tech critic Lina Khan follows similar request from Amazon

  • Friday, 9 July, 2021
    FT Swamp Notes
    Why Amazon is wrong to fight Lina Khan Premium content

    The FTC chair’s position is crucial to understanding the rise of large tech platforms

  • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
    Amazon.com
    Amazon calls on FTC chair Khan to step aside from probes

    Group says Big Tech critic appointed to lead antitrust regulator has ‘already made up her mind’

  • Tuesday, 29 June, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Facebook wins an antitrust reprieve

    Judge’s ruling highlights obstacles facing Lina Khan at the FTC

  • Monday, 28 June, 2021
    Meta Platforms
    US judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

    Ruling is significant setback to government’s efforts to rein in tech group

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