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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
March 27, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Energy, Financial Services
March 27, 2026 | Helena Freitas
Europe
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
March 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust View More
March 30, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Luxottica Franchising Australia, which trades as eyewear retailers OPSM and Laubman & Pank, has paid a penalty of A$19,800 ($13,600) for breaching the Australian Franchising Code, the competition... (more story)
March 30, 2026 | Saloni Sinha
Oceania
Mastercard has lost an appeal seeking to overturn a privilege-waiver ruling in its long-running Australian antitrust dispute with the competition regulator, after a court dismissed the challenge and ordered th... (more story)
March 30, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Allegations of bid rigging against the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company and two private companies were rejected by India's watchdog. The Competition Commission of India cited the lack of evidence of collus... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 30, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
A generative artificial-intelligence service provider in Jiangsu Province was summoned by local regulators over non-compliance with registration requirements, underscoring authorities’ efforts to tighten overs... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
First-party algorithms and the way they function in a market will be a key emerging area in the near future, and antitrust enforcers should think about and learn about potential competition concerns it poses s... (more story)
March 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S 8828) that adds new reporting and registration requirements to the state's RAISE Act, which requires large AI developers to create and pub... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 30, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: The proposal by Little Company of Mary Health Care, trading as Calvary, to acquire the business and assets of Holmesglen Private Hospital from Healthscope is under Phase 1 review by Australia’s c... (more story)
March 30, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore is seeking public feedback on commitments proposed by SP Mobility in its planned acquisition of Strides YTL, which operates under the brand na... (more story)
March 30, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The acquisition of a nearly half stake in the Saudi Facility Management Company, or FMTECH, by real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle, or JLL, was among seven transactions that received unconditi... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed amended US privacy claims against Meta Platforms and Luxottica of America over new Meta AI Glasses. “Recent whistleblower accounts confirm that when consumers use their Meta AI G... (more story)
March 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK financial firms are expected to identify and support customers in vulnerable circumstances, share relevant information where needed, and check if they receive worse outcomes than others, the F... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
A New Mexico jury’s quick, decisive verdict in the state’s lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging the company harmed children, shows the strength of laws barring unfair and deceptive practices.
Intellectual Property View More
March 30, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
The Beijing High People’s Court has ruled in favor of fashion jewelry brand APM Monaco, saying trademark similarity must be assessed based on real-world use, not just how marks appear on paper.
March 27, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
Europe, North America
The Department of Justice is engaging with counterparts in the European Commission over US concerns about “comfort letters” the EU issued to the car industry on teaming up when negotiating licenses for patente... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
Europe, North America
US antitrust enforcers can be a little more skeptical with their tolerance of collaborative standard development by companies in a consortium when there is no fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FRAND,... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission said it cut as much as $94.1 million from its 2025 Comprehensive Audit Trail budget by taking continuing steps — but not final measures — in its effort ... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office said that it hasn’t found any new evidence to cast doubt on previous convictions as part of its ongoing review of disclosure issues resulting from its software. This follows repor... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Jenny Lee
Asia
South Korea is moving to introduce a sweeping general class action regime, putting the Ministry of Justice at the center of an overhaul that could recalibrate both corporate risk and how consumers are compensa... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 27, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
A senior US Federal Reserve official was challenged by lawmakers from both parties over the agency’s approach to “skinny” master accounts to provide financial technology companies more direct access to parts o... (more story)
March 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The Financial Conduct Authority has clarified what stakeholders should expect from its review of UK listing rules for investment trusts, following recent debate over shareholder voting. Interim e... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
Germany and Italy are proposing to establish an EU equivalence regime to authorize multi-issued stablecoins from both EU and non-EU entities, addressing contentious debates over foreign stablecoin access under... (more story)
Trade View More
March 27, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized a new rule, the Renewable Fuel Standard, to set what it asserted were historic levels of renewable fuel volume requirements for 2026 and 2027. The... (more story)
March 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Indian producer ATC Tires Private Ltd. and its affiliates, along with US importer Yokohama Off-Highway Tires America, filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to challenge the Comme... (more story)
March 27, 2026
Asia, Latin America, North America
MLex Summary: Three Chinese producers filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department's February review of an antidumping order on wood moulding and millwork products from China.
State Aid View More
March 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France's planned €144 million state aid for HyforSeeds to produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen for the fertilizer sector has been approved by the European Commission. HyforSeeds, a subsidiar... (more story)
March 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Luxembourg’s €500 million state aid for “cleantech” manufacturing has been approved by the European Commission. The authority said it was the first program by a small member state cleared based o... (more story)
March 27, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The South Korean government has warned that it may cut public funding for egg and pork producers’ associations and suspend their licenses if the country’s competition regulator confirms they have... (more story)
Energy View More
March 27, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
Changes to the EU emissions trading system are expected next week, including adjustments to the Market Stability Reserve and free allocation benchmarks. The measures aim to ease pressure on energy-intensive in... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
Brazil’s goal to attract foreign investment for establishing data centers runs into the same lack of socio-environmental safeguards presented in recently expired interim relief, critics of the project told MLe... (more story)
March 27, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK government has welcomed a set of industry-led recommendations aiming to unlock investment from the financial sector to help high-emitting sectors transition to net zero.
Technology View More
March 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Most music promoters prefer working with Live Nation’s Ticketmaster service and have expressed frustration with a competitor’s product, a senior Live Nation promoter testified during the company’s defense Frid... (more story)
March 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Limited access to “high-quality, diverse” datasets is leaving age assurance tools with “critical performance gaps,” a UK government research report has found. The analyzed age assurance technolog... (more story)
March 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK deepfake detection technology remains in its early stages, and the market itself is still “nascent,” a government-commissioned report published Thursday found. It said companies face “signific... (more story)