By Fabiola Arámburo and Mrinmay Dey Aug 26 (Reuters) - KKR has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a U.S. antitrust case which accused the private equity giant of repeatedly violating federal premerger filing requirements and evading antitrust scrutiny in at least 16 transactions.

Paramount's proposed merger with WBD is delayed while an antitrust lawsuit plays out. The holdup could mean a freeze across the media industry.

State antitrust enforcement is rapidly expanding as attorneys general build independent capacity through mini-HSR laws and dedicated divisions, creating significant merger risks that persist even after federal clearance—as evidenced by California's coalition blocking the DOJ-approved Paramount–Warner Bros.

A settlement negotiation set for Monday was canceled.

(Reuters) -The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division laid out a vision for "America First" antitrust in her first public speech on Monday, calling it a way to prevent corporate regulation. Robust antitrust enforcement, including ...

The recent IonQ-SkyWater merger raises a question that extends well beyond the transaction itself: What happens when national security and

(Bloomberg) -- Hetal Doshi sprinted down the marble hallway on the fourth floor of the Justice Department's antitrust division last month. "We won! We won! We won!" she shouted, bursting into a wood-paneled conference room where Jonathan Kanter, the ...