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senior correspondent at @capitol_forum // signal: hanqingchen.03 • via @dealreporter, @asahi, @propublica etc. grew up on coffee and late nights @nyunews

New York, NY
Joined July 2011
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Fox/Roku: States' Group Investigating Deal, Which Continues to Move Toward DOJ Clearance library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @joshkosman, @HanqingC, & @jbliss1987 $FOX $ROKU
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Merger-Related Lobbying Declined in Third Quarter as Midterms Neared library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @jaarbutus $CSX $CTAS $D $NEE $NSC $UNF $UNP
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AkzoNobel/Axalta: Bidding Process for Wood Coatings Business That FTC Wants Divested Reaches Mid-Stage library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @HanqingC $AKZOF $AXTA $SHW
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Early this year, I visited Ingram, a TX town of ~1,900, to check out a tip. The area was starting to recover from its worst flood in a century. But as Latino workers drove to jobsites to help rebuild, the tipster said, a cop in a black Dodge Charger kept stopping them ... 🧵
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Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition could soon clear DOJ review—but White House adviser Peter Navarro warns Fox may be misreading the administration. “That may be a miscalculation when it comes to playing hardball with the DOJ,” Navarro told The Capitol Forum.
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FTC Commissioner Meador Argues for Holistic Assessment to Identify 'Monopoly Broth' of Anticompetitive Conduct library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @saniya_rao
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Boston Scientific/Penumbra: EC Gears Up for Deal Probe with Inquiries to Industry Players library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @JavierespBX, @jbliss1987, & @sloan_sacha $BSX $PEN
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Boston Scientific/Penumbra: Divestiture Buyer Sought for Embolization Coils Business to Address FTC Concerns library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @jbliss1987 & @sloan_sacha $BSX $PEN
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NextEra/Dominion: Expert Witness Recommends Additional Ring-Fencing Provisions Before Deal is Approved library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @jaarbutus $D $NEE
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Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern: Deal Opponents, Supporters Target VP Vance in Lobbying Efforts library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @jbliss1987 & @rebeccamkern $NSC $UNP
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Regulator Sent Telegram 13 Rounds of Questions This Year, Dialing up Pressure Under EU Digital Rules library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @catstupp
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Hanqing Chen retweeted
Scoop on a key DOJ leadership development with the most excellent colleagues - @HanqingC @saniya_rao @rebeccamkern
🚨 Scoop: DOJ Antitrust Division’s Acting Head of Litigation, George “Chip” Nierlich, is set to leave, according to sources. The Capitol Forum will keep following the story, with subscribers getting our scoops first. Request a trial: thecapitolforum.com/request-…
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🚨 Scoop: DOJ Antitrust Division’s Acting Head of Litigation, George “Chip” Nierlich, is set to leave, according to sources. The Capitol Forum will keep following the story, with subscribers getting our scoops first. Request a trial: thecapitolforum.com/request-…
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Cintas/UniFirst: Representatives of Democratic, GOP State AGs Question Critic About Deal's Competitive Impact During Virtual Meeting library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @saniya_rao $CTAS $UNF $VSTS
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Hanqing Chen retweeted
NEW: Corteva and Inari settled their corn and soybean seed intellectual property case last night as the trial was set to begin its second week. Story only in @Capitol_Forum
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Kone/TK Elevator: DOJ Staff Asking Third Parties About Rivalry Among Big 4, Competition for Aftermarket Services library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @HanqingC $MIELF $OTIS $SHNDY $TKA $TKAMY
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Hanqing Chen retweeted
Exclusive reporting for @Capitol_Forum on potential next steps in the Paramount litigation, from Josh Kosman, me, and @HanqingC:
Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Republican AGs Would Seek to Intervene in States' Lawsuit in Support of Paramount if Supreme Court Gambit Fails library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @sloan_sacha & @HanqingC $NFLX $PSKY $WBD
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The Trade Desk: Platform Offers Audience Segments Targeting Specific Health Conditions, Religious Beliefs, and Political Views library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @EthanEhrenhaft $EFX $EXPGY $EXPN $OMC solana:HEpnawcnjTBKk1Vi5krT3S6C9waMJjp5g2rhJ2hYpump $TRU $TTD
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Live Nation, Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery Hearings Planned by House Judiciary Democrats If They Take Control After Midterms library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @hannahcmpbell $LYV $NFLX $PSKY $WBD
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Hanqing Chen retweeted
I spoke to @Capitol_Forum about a maddening finding they made: life insurers Guaranty Income Life and John Hancock are reporting to regulators that they conducted a reinsurance transaction with Commonwealth Annuity and Life...but Commonwealth isn't reporting offsetting reserves.
KKR and Kuvare: KKR and Kuvare Life Insurers File Conflicting Sworn Accounts of the Same Reinsurance Deal, $542 Million Apart on the Money Set Aside for Policyholders library.thecapitolforum.com/… h/t @kimgeiger & @LisaEpst $BNT $EQH $GL $KKR $MFC $PRU
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