Tag: Europe

Independent Publishers File EU Antitrust Complaint Over Google’s AI Overviews

A coalition of independent publishers, led by the Independent Publishers Alliance and…

OECD List with Most and Least Competitive Industries

Lawyers and companies spend time and money trying to understand how competition…

Nexi: Solid Numbers With Regulatory Events as Catalysts

Nexi, one of Europe’s largest payment companies, is quietly building momentum. Its…

Mars-Kellanova Unlikely to Be Blocked and Investors Show Confidence

Mars and Kellanova are currently facing a second-phase review by the European…

Cartel Decisions: An Untapped Event-Driven Opportunity

Have you noticed how, when a cartel is fined, the company’s stock…

CMA Kicks Off Omnicom-IPG’s $25 Billion Deal Review, Eyeing Approval on August 13

The $25 billion merger will create an advertising powerhouse, overtaking WPP to…

GXO Stock Could Jump on an Upcoming Merger Approval by end of June

Securing regulatory approval is a critical milestone in any merger or acquisition.…

Why Antitrust Lawyers Should Read 10-K Reports

During my time as an antitrust lawyer—and even while working at a…

Tariffs, Lawsuits, and a Cash Crunch: Stellantis’ Risk Pile-Up

At another point in time, Stellantis might have absorbed its growing legal…

Visa and Mastercard Fall Over 1% as EU Probe Widens and Regulatory Risks Mount

The European Commission is ramping up scrutiny of Visa and Mastercard—this time…

Ford, Stellantis, VW Avoid Major UK Cartel Risk But One Still Looms (Part 1)

Last week, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the non-confidential…

Microsoft: One Risk Down, Two More to Go

Microsoft’s decision to offer remedies to close the EU antitrust investigation over…