On September 26, 2023, the FTC and 17 state attorneys general filed a long-anticipated antitrust complaint against Amazon. The complaint alleges that Amazon wields monopoly power in what the plaintiffs define as the online...more
2022 saw a major uptick in antitrust scrutiny and enforcement, primarily related to vertical transactions by large technology companies. Meta/Within, Microsoft/Activision, and Broadcom/VMware (among others) faced resistance...more
2/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Broadcom ,
Competition ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Mergers ,
Microsoft ,
Popular ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
On June 13, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “the Commission”) announced a consent agreement resolving concerns with a private equity acquisition, incorporating novel prior notice and approval requirements...more
6/17/2022
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Consent Order ,
Divestiture ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Veterinarians