Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission (CFC) published its long-awaited decision on the merger between Televisa and Iusacell yesterday, outlining the reasons behind the prohibition and opening the possibility for the companies to present commitments to allay competition concerns.

A coalition of some of the US’s largest supermarkets and grocers has put pressure on officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block a merger between pharmacy benefit managers Medco and Express Scripts.

Glencore has agreed to buy Xstrata for US$39 billion, a deal that requires antitrust clearance in a number of jurisdictions.

The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) has cleared without commitments the joint venture between Alpha Flight Group and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding, despite initial concerns that the deal would lead to a duopoly in the in-flight catering market at several UK airports.

Hutchison 3G’s bid for mobile competitor Orange Austria is likely to undergo in-depth merger analysis, according to Austrian competition specialists.

The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering commitments offered by Shell to sell several petrol stations to obtain clearance for its acquisition of petrol assets from Rontec Investments.

Private equity company TPG Capital has agreed to buy hedge funds services provider GlobeOp for US$800 million, a merger subject to antitrust approval, while rival SS&C Technologies is considering placing a hostile bid.

Mining giants Glencore and Xstrata are in talks to merge, potentially creating a company worth US$80 billion, subject to competition approval.

Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission (CFC) has blocked the merger of mobile phone company Grupo Iusacell and media company Televisa.

The US$10.2 billion merger between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse has finally collapsed after the European Commission decided to block the deal in a landmark ruling.

Italian insurance company Unipol’s €1.1 billion proposed acquisition of its rival Fondiaria-SAI risks stirring Italy’s Antitrust Authority’s concerns that the merger would create a dominant position, lawyers say.

Mining companies Petmin and Thaba Chueu have announced they will appeal against South Africa’s Competition Commission’s decision to block Thaba’s purchase of a silica mine owned by Petmin.

The US Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Omnicare’s hostile bid for its rival PharMerica, saying a merger of the country’s two largest long-term care pharmacies had the potential to harm competition.

Lawyers for two rival powder paint companies have won the right to transfer the US Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit attempting to block their merger out of federal court in Washington, DC.

Eastman Chemical has agreed to buy its competitor Solutia for a total value of US$4.7 billion.