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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 27, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Nexstar, DOJ, FCC coordination show why deal should be blocked, US states say
gas flame ring

Energy, Financial Services

March 27, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

EU finance ministers weigh targeted energy relief as executive readies toolbox
3d rendering of AI and scales of justice

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

March 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Emma Whitford

North America

Cox ruling in US clouds contributory infringement claims against AI companies

Antitrust View More

Australian company faces penalty for breaching franchising code, regulator says

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)

Mastercard loses appeal to overturn privilege-waiver ruling in Australian antitrust case

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)

Cartelization claims against BESCOM dismissed by Indian watchdog for lack of evidence

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

AI company in China's Jiangsu summoned over registration breach as oversight tightens

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)

Calif. enforcer says first-party algorithms can be future competitive concern

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)

New York expands requirements of state's AI transparency law

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

Calvary's bid to acquire Holmesglen hospital to be reviewed by Australian watchdog

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)

Singapore regulator consults on EV charging commitments in SP Mobility–Strides YTL deal

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)

JLL-FMTECH among deals unconditionally cleared in China March 16-22

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

Plaintiffs file amended US privacy claims against Meta, Luxottica over smart glasses

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)

UK finance, privacy watchdogs outline rules for sharing data on vulnerable customers

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)

New Mexico win over Meta shows strength of rules on unfair, deceptive practices

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

Chinese court backs APM Monaco in jewelry trademark appeal, clarifies similarity test

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.

US DOJ, EU engaging over concerns about auto-licensing group, Kallay says

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)

US DOJ's Kallay skeptical of standards developed in consortium without FRAND policy

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

US SEC says it cut up to $94.1 million from 2025 CAT law-enforcement budget

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)

UK fraud agency defends cases after evidence doubts linked to software

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)

South Korea's class action debate returns, with data breaches front and center

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

US Fed official assailed by lawmakers over Fed's 'skinny’ master account approach

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)

UK watchdog clarifies its role in investment-trust voting rules after debate

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)

Germany, Italy want multi-issued stablecoin rules in EU market integration reform

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

US EPA sets new biofuel rule to support farmers, sets import credit exemption

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)

Indian producer, US importer challenge Commerce tire order

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)

Chinese producers file lawsuit over US millwork producers order

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

HyforSeeds €144m French state aid cleared by European Commission

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)

Luxembourg’s €500m state aid for clean manufacturing cleared by EU Commission

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)

South Korea warns egg, pork producers of funding cuts, license suspension over cartels

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

EU emissions trading system changes expected next week ahead of July review

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)

Brazil faces hurdles on data-center bill as it leaves sustainability aside

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)

UK backs transition finance guidelines, sees growth opportunity

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

Live Nation promoter recounts problems with competitor’s ticketer at US trial

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)

Lack of diverse training data constrains effectiveness of age checks, UK govt report says

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)

Companies offering deepfake detection tech still face hurdles, UK report finds

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)