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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
April 24, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski
Asia, North America, Oceania
Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security
April 24, 2025 | Amy Miller and Emma Whitford
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
Financial Services
April 24, 2025 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
Antitrust View More
April 25, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Last year, the European Commission continued to "vigorously enforce" EU competition rules in the fields of antitrust, merger and state aid control, including its two internal market tools, the Di... (more story)
April 25, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has published an overview of the implementation of the EU's Digital Markets Act in 2024. The report details gatekeepers' compliance with the law and, among other things, t... (more story)
April 25, 2025
Asia
MLex Summary: The Indonesian Competition Commission, or KPPU, said it has prepared "strategic steps" to reform the 1999 Law on the Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition, aiming ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
April 25, 2025
Asia
MLex Summary: Seven Chinese government agencies including those overseeing industry and information technology, health, medical products, and data administration have unveiled a five-year plan to achieve a dig... (more story)
April 25, 2025 | Choonsik Yoo
Asia
Naver has been reported to South Korea's antitrust regulator by an association of local newspapers for allegations including the unauthorized use of news content in training its large language models, amid inc... (more story)
April 25, 2025
Asia
MLex Summary: China has never — and will never — require enterprises or individuals to collect or store data unlawfully for the government, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiaku said in response to South Kor... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
April 25, 2025
Asia
MLex Summary: The joint venture between Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India and Indian refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation; and the acquisition of gene-therapy maker bluebird bio by private equity firms Carlyle Gro... (more story)
April 25, 2025
Asia
MLex Summary: Japanese regional bank group Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group announced plans to combine its Daishi Hokuetsu Bank with Gunma Bank to pursue more efficient investments and ensure long-term sustaina... (more story)
April 24, 2025 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
A rival to Petz and Cobasi has convinced the Brazilian competition watchdog to join the merger review for the Petz-Cobasi deal. In addition, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a public hearing on impli... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
April 25, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Online platforms can expect increased scrutiny over how their algorithms serve up content to children under final UK codes of practice released yesterday. While they will take time to digest the 1,700 pages of... (more story)
April 25, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: The Danish Data Protection Agency has said it is inspecting online casino companies this year to assess their compliance with GDPR rules on the right to erasure of personal data, as part of an EU... (more story)
April 25, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman has approved Nokia’s Binding Corporate Rules for international data transfers — the first such approval in Finland. The BCRs allow Nokia to securely transfer p... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
April 25, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
The Tokyo District Court has affirmed the Japan Patent Office’s decision to reject an international patent examination request due to a delay in submitting the required Japanese translation. The ruling highlig... (more story)
April 25, 2025 | MLex Staff
Asia
China has been advocating for what it terms “on-demand” patent examinations in key sectors such as artificial intelligence, Big Data and quantum technology, aiming to utilize diverse review mechanisms that bes... (more story)
April 25, 2025
Asia
MLex Summary: Naver has been reported to South Korea's antitrust regulator by an association of local newspapers for its unauthorized use of news content in training large language models. The Korean Associati... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
April 25, 2025
Asia
MLex Summary: The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, or MDES, plans to upgrade its Anti-Online Scam Operation Center into a full department to strengthen its authority and accountability in tackling onli... (more story)
April 24, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: Roberto Gustavo Cortes Ripalda, the co-founder, co-owner and former chief executive of international investment advisory firm Biscayne Capital, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy ... (more story)
April 24, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld
Europe, Latin America, North America
A Costa Rican businessman pleaded guilty in US federal court to his role in a bribery scheme involving Ecuadorian state-owned insurers. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and agreed to forfeit nearly $2.... (more story)
Financial Services View More
April 25, 2025 | Fanny Roux
Europe
The European Commission adopted an enforcement regulation concerning the functioning of oversight bodies supervising cross-border banking groups in the European Economic Area. The text will be published in the... (more story)
April 24, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve today withdrew two 2023 joint statements addressing crypto-asset risks and liquidity risks to banking organizations.
April 24, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Raphael Warnock, Chris Van Hollen, and Lisa Blunt Rochester wrote to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Acting Chairman Travis Hill, asking how the Department of ... (more story)
Trade View More
April 25, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Imports of mobile access equipment from China into the bloc will be subject to definitive punitive tariffs of up to 14.2 percent to tackle subsidization on the goods, the European Commission said... (more story)
April 25, 2025 | MLex Staff
Asia
China is ramping up efforts to shield businesses from soaring US tariffs, rolling out measures to stabilize employment and mitigate economic strain as trade tensions persist. At today's economic meeting of the... (more story)
April 25, 2025 | Dalila Abu Bakar
Asia
Malaysia said it is open to negotiating with the US on key trade concerns, including reducing the trade deficit and addressing non-tariff barriers, as part of efforts to resolve a dispute over reciprocal tarif... (more story)
State Aid View More
April 24, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst
Europe
The billions of euros handed to Air France and KLM during the coronavirus pandemic face further scrutiny from EU judges, after Ryanair filed an appeal against the state aid regulator’s latest approval for the ... (more story)
April 24, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Companies in Portugal that rely heavily on electricity will be eligible for reduced levy rates, under a 612 million-euro program that has secured state aid approval. The measure is meant to mitig... (more story)
April 24, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: Romanian flag carrier Tarom has seen the European Commission issue details of its earlier decision to approve government aid worth up to 95.3 million euros to restore the company's long-term viab... (more story)
Energy View More
April 25, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki
Asia
Japan’s traditional electric power companies, which once enjoyed regional monopolies, were warned today by the competition regulator not to favor their retail arms or affiliates, according to a report released... (more story)
April 25, 2025 | Jenny Lee
Asia
South Korea’s state-run utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation, has been accused of abusing its market dominance by imposing what renewable energy groups describe as discriminatory grid access conditions th... (more story)
April 24, 2025
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU's energy partnerships, including imports of liquefied natural gas from the US, remain of strategic importance to the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at an event... (more story)
Technology View More
April 25, 2025
Europe
MLex summary: TikTok has announced an “election center” to prevent misinformation in the upcoming Romanian elections, the company said in a statement yesterday. It allows users to search for facts about the el... (more story)
April 25, 2025
North America
MLex Summary: Google, the US Department of Justice and a coalition of 17 states led by Virginia told a federal court they jointly propose Sept. 22 as the start date of a remedies trial as part of a lawsuit tha... (more story)
April 25, 2025 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Yahoo would make a bid for Chrome if a US federal judge ordered Google to divest the asset, a top executive said today, estimating the browser’s market value to be in the “tens of billions of dollars.”