The two federal antitrust agencies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued a proposed update to the Agencies’ 1995 Antitrust Guidelines for...more
11/10/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Comity ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Manufacturers ,
FTAIA ,
International Trade Disputes ,
Judicial Deference ,
Proposed Guidance
In an era of robust merger enforcement by the U.S. antitrust agencies, opportunities abound for private equity firms to acquire divested businesses for value. These acquisitions of divested businesses are increasingly subject...more
10/7/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
Divestment ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investigations ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)