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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Trade
March 16, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
Trade
March 13, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk
North America
Antitrust View More
March 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: In response to Alcon and LENSAR's decision to abandon their proposed merger, US Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Daniel Guarnera said the Bureau had identified substantial ... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Middle East
MLex Summary: Turkey's competition authority Tuesday said that it started a ''comprehensive'' analysis into the cement sector, to shed light into market structure and company behavior from a "long-term and hol... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
UK officials are considering scrapping the Regulatory Policy Committee, but no decision has yet been made, a UK finance ministry official told lawmakers on Tuesday morning. The body plays an “important role” i... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: CEOs from 24 European cloud and digital companies have urged the EU to prioritize sovereignty, resilience and fair competition in the upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act, calling it a critical ... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK will see the fastest adoption of AI in the Group of Seven countries as the technology will form one of three economic growth pillars, finance minister Rachel Reeves will say in her Mais le... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
The European Commission’s planned changes to its data protection rules would create more legal uncertainty, key EU lawmaker Marina Kaljurand said on Tuesday. The commission's Digital Omnibus proposal introduce... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Italy’s competition authority has cleared Eni Plenitude’s acquisition of Acea Energia subject to remedies, citing concerns in retail electricity and gas in Rome and EV charging in Terni. Plenitud... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
Italian aerospace and defense company Leonard has received EU approval for its intended acquisition of the defense unit of European truckmaker Iveco. The deal has already been cleared under the EU foreign subsidies rules.
March 17, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft amendment to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act that will intensify government scrutiny of “foreign direct investment that may pose risks to na... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: German data protection authorities have proposed targeted revisions of the EU's data protection law as part of the European Commission’s Digital Fitness Check, while preserving its core principle... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Restaurant Partner Polska, which operates the Glovo app in Poland, has been fined almost 5.9 million złoty (around €1.4 million) for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, the Pol... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, Germany’s Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, said on Tuesday she would resign once a successor is appointed. Specht-Riemenschneide... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
A Japanese court rejected a damages claim against Amazon Japan over allegedly copied product photos used by a third-party seller, holding that a marketplace operator isn’t liable for copyright infringement if ... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China is aiming to establish a system for the proper use of artificial intelligence training data under its new five-year plan, part of a broader push to expand data resources and advance the country's digital development.
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)
Financial Crime View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A new international task force targeting fraud, code named Operation Shadow Storm, will focus on scam compounds driving global fraud, with an initial focus on dismantling criminal operations acro... (more story)
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.
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)
Financial Services View More
March 17, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK finance ministry has again signalled it won’t set explicit metrics for tolerable failure, despite repeated calls from the Financial Conduct Authority for political guidance on acceptable risk. A senior ... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on plans to simplify its system for defining sustainable economic activities. The proposed changes aim to make the rules clearer and easier to apply, h... (more story)
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)
Trade View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Ukraine has accepted EU technical support and funding to repair the Drujba pipeline, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa said in a join... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe, Latin America
MLex Summary: Colombia has revoked all anti-dumping duties on imports of EU frozen fries from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, the European Commission said in a statement. Full market access to 85% of EU... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: An EU investigation into whether imports of certain cast-iron articles from India and Turkey were being dumped has been closed, the European Commission said Tuesday. The move comes after industry... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: State aid rules for banks in difficulty are now open for public feedback, after the European Commission started a call for evidence on provisions that were last updated in 2013. The review aims t... (more story)
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)
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)
Energy View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: European Parliament committees approved new rules to standardize how greenhouse gas emissions from transport services are calculated across the EU. Companies will not be required to report emissi... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The recent surge in energy prices and global instability caused by the conflict in the wider Middle East have made it clear that improving cross-border energy interconnectivity in the EU has beco... (more story)
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)
Technology View More
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The quantum computing sector is being investigated by Italy's country's antitrust regulator to examine possible competition concerns, including economic, technological and knowledge-related barri... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: AGCOM, the Italian communications regulator, has adopted guidelines and a code of conduct for influencer marketing, detailing the regulatory regime, from the Digital Services Act to consumer rules.
March 17, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
An EU proposal to establish a “voluntary mechanism” to resolve disputes between European telecom companies and US tech firms over proposed network fees has been dubbed “very timid” by a leading European Parlia... (more story)