The judgment rejects the European Commission’s expansive re-interpretation of the European Union Merger Regulation, stressing the need for legal certainty in line with the EU legislature’s intent....more
9/9/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Threshold Requirements
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 draft guidelines for applying US antitrust laws to merger investigations depart from prior guidance and seek to roll back decades of legal precedent on merger enforcement.
Competitive effects analyses are out;...more
8/7/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Vertical Mergers
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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Comment Period ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPRM ,
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
/ Acquisitions ,
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
/ Acquisitions ,
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
バイデン政権による競争法の執行強化により、過去の合併の見直しや、新たな報告義務の追 加、テクノロジー、ヘルスケア及び銀行分野など広い範囲の執行などの可能性が生じていま す。
ホワイトハウスは7月9日（金）、包括的な大統領令において独占禁止法上の優先項目を発表しました。 これはバイデン政権が特定した、過去40年間の独占禁止法運用の不備に対処するためのもので、7月12日...more
7/27/2021
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Technology Sector
Administration signals greater competition enforcement that could imperil past mergers, impose new reporting obligations, and broadly targets technology, healthcare, and banking sectors.
The White House announced its...more
7/14/2021
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Technology Sector
The bill would increase and shift the burden for many merger reviews, introduce new categories of prohibited conduct, and undo important common law defenses to single-firm conduct.
On February 4, 2021, Senator Amy...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
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
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