FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $119.5 million.
On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional...more
The agencies’ proposed rulemaking would add significant complexity, substance, and time to US antitrust premerger notifications.
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in collaboration with the US Department...more
7/5/2023
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
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Notice Requirements ,
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Premerger Notifications ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Required Forms
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $111.4 million.
On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more
1/26/2023
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
Congress passes the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, changing Hart-ScottRodino Act filing fees and adding disclosure requirements for certain foreign subsidies.
On December 23, 2022, as part of a broader...more
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $101 million.
On January 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more
1/25/2022
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, lowering the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to US$92 million.
On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional...more
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $94 million.
On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more
1/30/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
This guide summarizes certain considerations for a non-US acquirer considering an acquisition of a publicly traded US-based company in a negotiated (i.e., friendly) transaction.
In addition to market dynamics and business...more
1/14/2020
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Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Corporate Financing ,
Due Diligence ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Hostile Takeover ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders ,
Strategic Planning ,
Target Company
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to US$90 million.
On February 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds for...more
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $84.4 million.
On January 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new...more
The suit of a merger that had already cleared HSR review serves as a reminder that parties should not assume clearance confers immunity from scrutiny.
Update:
On September 26, 2017, the US Department of Justice’s...more
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $80.8 million.
On January 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, including raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $78.2 million.
On January 21, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more
FTC’s reversal will result in more Hart-Scott-Rodino filings for companies in the pipeline, cell tower and billboard industries.
The Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) has significantly...more
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $76.3 million.
On January 15, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more