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FTC Signals Renewed Focus on Healthcare Competition
Commission forms Healthcare Task Force as markets continue to become more concentrated. The Federal Trade Commission has announced the creation of a new Healthcare Task Force, signaling what appears…
AI “Chokepoint” Deals Are Reshaping the Competitive Map of the Tech Stack
Mogin Law AI Deal Table shows how quickly firms are moving to secure structural advantages as AI markets take shape. As artificial intelligence markets mature,…
Accenture Makes $1B Play to Best Guide AI Implementations
Two other January deals would automate tech support and customer engagement. A third would leverage nuclear power to generate more electricity for AI computing. [Editor’s Note: The deals reported here are included in the…
December AI Deals Intensify Competition in Compute, Infrastructure, and Agentic Automation
December 2025 saw a surge of transformative AI deals, signaling fierce competition across compute, infrastructure, and agentic automation. Nvidia acquired Groq’s inference technology for $20B, Meta bought viral AI agent Manus for over $2B, SoftBank agreed to acquire digital infrastructure giant DigitalBridge for $4B, and IBM purchased data-streaming leader Confluent for $11B. These moves highlight a wave of vertical integration and consolidation shaping the future AI supply chain, raising new questions for antitrust and regulatory scrutiny as major players secure critical AI inputs and platforms heading into 2026.
Antitrust Concerns Allayed, FTC OKs $1.57B Retail Fuel Deal
Commission requires divestitures before merger of Circle K and GetGo stations. The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order resolving antitrust concerns raised by…
T-Mobile Buys UScelluar After Clearing Antitrust Review
Serving rural customers in underserved areas moved the deal forward. Will service continue? The U.S. wireless market consolidated a bit more on Aug. 1 when…
UK Approves Amex GBT’s Big Travel Merger, But DOJ Suit Forces Pause
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the proposed merger of American Express Global Business Travel Group (Amex GBT) and Carlson Wagonlit…
FTC and Mattress Giants Exchange Lawsuits Over Merger
FTC wants to stop “anticompetitive” vertical deal, but companies question agency’s constitutional authority. The Federal Trade Commission continues its effort to block as anticompetitive…
Companies Tend to Abandon or Restructure Deals Rather Than Fight the Feds, Agencies Report
Government credits HSR pre-merger notification program with halting anticompetitive deals. Companies planning mergers and acquisitions tend to avoid challenging the Federal Trade Commission and the…
Media Advisory: DOJ Sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Live Concert Markets
Government attorneys say exclusionary conduct harms consumers, artists, and venue owners, and stifles innovation. The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department and 30 state…
More Reporting That Antitrust Division Will Sue Live Nation
The Wall Street Journal has reported that the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department is preparing to sue Live Nation, the concert promotion and production…
Illumina and GRAIL Violated European Merger Law
European Commission fines companies for merging without approval. Illumina, GRAIL consummate merger immediately after EC investigation began. Commission to decide whether the companies must…
Pfizer Completes $5.4 Billion Acquisition of Sickle Cell Disease Drug Innovator
Pfizer Inc. has acquired Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT), a biopharmaceutical company whose leading product inhibits harmful medical conditions that lead to the relatively…
Amazon’s iRobot Acquisition Faces Shareholder and Consumer Resistance as FTC Investigates
iRobot Corp. shareholders approved Amazon.com, Inc.’s $1.7 billion purchase of the Roomba maker on Oct. 17, while a pre-trial conference in a suit brought by…
Adobe / Figma Merger Raises Antitrust Concerns
Would the deal usher in a new era of collaborative creativity or just a more powerful monopoly? Tech industry observers disagree on the potential impact…
Courts Reject Two DOJ Merger Challenges as Another is On Trial
A brief setback for Biden’s war on anticompetitive deals? The number of mergers globally in 2021, according to PwC, was the biggest on record with…
FTC Chair Touts Vigorous Antitrust Enforcement Despite Anemic Funding
Trump appointees say things were better during his term. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan testified this week that despite being strapped for resources…
Cellular Store Charges T-Mobile With Unfair Business Practices Following Merger with Sprint
A cellular franchise owner has sued T-Mobile in U.S. District Court in Connecticut for “fraudulent, predatory, and anti-competitive conduct.” Saying it was one of the…
Automotive E-Commerce Company Buys AI Analytics Capability
The power of data analytics continues to be a key driver of value for companies. Online auto retailer Vroom announced Dec. 15, 2020, that it…
MoginRubin Partner Jonathan Rubin Featured in Law 360
MoginRubin Partner Jonathan Rubin was featured in a Law 360 article after his compelling oral argument earlier this week in the case of Med Vets…