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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

States say events leading to HPE-Juniper pact 'shock the conscience'

Trade

March 13, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk

North America

USTR’s Section 301 investigations raise questions about broad scope

Antitrust View More

Chinese construction association fined after defense rejected in price-fixing case

March 17, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s Shanxi market regulator has fined a provincial construction supervision association $29,000 after rejecting the argument that its industry pricing guidelines were merely advisory, concluding a probe th... (more story)

Dong Suh Foods under South Korean antitrust probe over coffee pricing

March 17, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Dong Suh Foods, South Korea's leading instant coffee mix maker, is under antitrust investigation over whether it used its market power to push through unfair price increases on products including the Maxim and... (more story)

Meta's refined 'pay or consent' model still falls short, EU consumer group says (*update)

March 17, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Meta Platforms must do more to give consumers a real option to use Facebook and Instagram while sharing less data and seeing less targeted advertising, to EU consumer lobby group BEUC has said. The social-medi... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Reflection AI, Shinsegae partner to build large AI data center in South Korea

March 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Shinsegae Group said it signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based artificial intelligence company Reflection AI on Monday to form a partnership that includes a project to b... (more story)

Anthropic challenge to US Defense shows AI's privacy risks, ACLU says

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Democracy and Technology told a federal appeals court that Anthropic's proposed "guardrails" prohibiting use of its products for the mass sur... (more story)

White House establishes task force on fraud

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The White House announced the establishment of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, with Vice President JD Vance the chairman and the chair of the Federal Trade Commission to be the vice chair. The... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Eaton-Basilisk among deals unconditionally cleared in China March 2-8

March 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Intelligent power-management company Eaton’s acquisition of Goldman Sachs’ cooling-components specialist Basilisk Holdings was among five transactions that received unconditional antitrust cleara... (more story)

Astra Energy's bid to buy New Zealand fuel retailers Gull, NPD raises antitrust concerns

March 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Astra Energy Group’s proposal to acquire independent fuel retailers Gull and NPD is raising competition concerns for New Zealand’s antitrust regulator. In a statement of issues published on Tuesd... (more story)

Passengers urge US court to reject Alaska Airlines bid to dismiss merger suit

March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Passengers challenging Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines urged a federal court to reject the carrier’s attempt to dismiss their antitrust lawsuit, arguing the merger has already reduced flight ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian privacy regulator warns platforms not to store biometric data for age checks

March 17, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Companies carrying out age checks should minimize the collection and retention of biometric data and ensure clear consent, Australia’s privacy regulator has warned. The Office of the Australian Information Com... (more story)

Australian privacy regulator warns on privacy risks of age-check technologies

March 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Businesses need to consider the goals of performing an age check and whether it is necessary before doing so, the Australian privacy regulator has warned. In a statement announcing the release of... (more story)

Meta's Antigone Davis draws on personal experience in New Mexico trial testimony

March 17, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Antigone Davis, the global head of safety at Meta, gave a New Mexico jury a personal view on Monday of how the company is working to help its users.

Intellectual Property View More

Global cooperation key to tackling rising counterfeiting, experts say

March 17, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Surging counterfeit trade demands stronger global cooperation, with experts at a recent conference in India calling for an international legal framework to enforce cross-border court orders. Digital platforms ... (more story)

USPTO’s design patent changes move closer to European standard

March 16, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Europe, North America

Last week’s changes to design patent eligibility in the US, such as the eligibility of projected and virtual designs, follow in the footsteps of broader reforms in the EU, but critics of the US changes say the... (more story)

Japan Supreme Court takes baby chair case to clarify applied art copyright protection

March 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia, Europe

Japan’s Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the design of the widely recognized Tripp Trapp infant chair can qualify for copyright protection. The case could clarify how Japanese law treats artistic exp... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

SEC Enforcement Division Director Ryan resigns

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Judge Margaret Ryan, the SEC's Enforcement Division director, has resigned. Sam Waldon has been named acting director.

Bosch ordered to pay $2.3 million in Brazil bribery case

March 16, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Bosch was ordered by a Brazilian regional labor court to pay 12.2 million reais ($2.3 million) over a corruption scheme in which the company allegedly paid bribes to court-appointed experts to ma... (more story)

Evita founder reaches deal ‘in principle’ in US cryptocurrency laundering case

March 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Iurii Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payments firm Evita, has "reached an agreement in principle" with US prosecutors concerning allegations that he laundered more than $500 million on behalf of sanctio... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC proposal seeks to clarify that Rule 15c2-11 applies only to equity securities

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission rule change aims to clarify that the rule applies only to equity securities, not to debt securities as well, according to Commissioner Hester Peir... (more story)

Trump signs order aimed at promoting mortgage access through community banks

March 16, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at promoting access to mortgages through community banks. The order, signed Friday, directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to target mortgage... (more story)

UK to go ahead with overhaul of financial services redress system

March 16, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK is moving ahead with an overhaul of the financial services redress system to address concerns the Financial Ombudsman Service was acting as a "quasi-regulator." The government said it would legislate wh... (more story)

Trade View More

FIT ministers back WTO reforms, push moratorium on digital-trade customs duties

March 17, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Oceania

MLex summary: Ministers from 10 members of the Future of Investment and Trade, or FIT, Partnership endorsed a declaration to strengthen the rules-based trading system ahead of the World Trade Organizations’s 1... (more story)

China, US reach new consensus in sixth round of economic, trade talks in Paris

March 17, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China said that it reached “new consensus” with the US during the sixth round of bilateral economic and trade consultations held in Paris on March 15-16, according to state media Xinhua. China’s ... (more story)

Labor dispute under USMCA resolved with Mexican auto parts facility, US says

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The US Trade Representative announced the resolution of a labor dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Rapid Response Labor Mechanism with a Mexican company, ThyssenKrupp Springs & Stabili... (more story)

State Aid View More

Nuctech to challenge EU foreign-subsidy raids at April 14 hearing

March 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Asia, Europe

Chinese security scanner company Nuctech will appear before EU judges on April 14 to contest inspections at its Dutch and Polish premises that were conducted in 2024 under powers to vet unfair foreign subsidie... (more story)

Ryanair appeals EU regulator's refusal to disclose Lufthansa state aid documents

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair has asked the EU General Court to overturn a decision by the European Commission in October last year not to disclose documents related to an ongoing probe into state aid granted to Lufth... (more story)

New state aid rules for sustainable transport published by EU Commission

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published new guidelines on how countries can support sustainable forms of transport such as rail and inland waterways. The State Aid Land and Multimodal Transport Gui... (more story)

Energy View More

EU eyes grid reforms, long-term power contracts to shield industry from volatile prices

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Improving grid productivity through a legal proposal and expanding long-term power contracts could help shield EU industry from volatile electricity prices, the European Commission says in a lett... (more story)

EU Commission advances emergency tools to address power prices, carbon market reform

March 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Jean Comte

Europe

A letter from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of an Energy Council meeting outlines plans to assess gas price cap measures, promote long-term power contracts and support energy-intensi... (more story)

Hungary challenges EU law phasing out Russian gas imports at bloc's top court

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hungary has asked the EU Court of Justice to annul a regulation phasing out Russian gas imports and preparing a phaseout of Russian oil. In an action filed to the court on Feb. 2 and published on... (more story)

Technology View More

Live Nation CEO killed lucrative venue booking to keep rivals out, US jury hears

March 17, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Live Nation Chief Executive Michael Rapino shot down a venue booking deal worth up to half a million dollars in profit to keep competition out of a California amphitheater controlled by the company, according ... (more story)

Meta's trial defense highlights fight over who should verify kids' ages online

March 16, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

If children under 13 are not allowed on Instagram, why do so many appear to be using it? Testimony in two social media addiction trials has repeatedly returned to this question. Meta Platforms says the answer is complicated.

Roblox faces amended US complaint over child safety

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed an amended US class action complaint accusing Roblox of providing havens for adult sexual predators who use its negligently designed app to gain access to and prey upon thousands... (more story)