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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FTC Suing to Block Albertsons/Kroger Merger

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing to block the proposed $24.6 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and ACI, the parent company of Albertsons and Safeway, among other brands. The FTC has initiated two...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Challenge to Supermarket Merger Highlights FTC’s New Focus on Labor Markets

On February 26, 2024, after a 16-month investigation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies, Inc. in the U.S. District Court of Oregon to try to block their $24.6 billion merger....more

Troutman Pepper

Amid Ongoing Regulatory Scrutiny, Washington AG Files First Lawsuit to Block Merger of State’s Largest Supermarkets

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On January 15, Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson filed a complaint in King County Superior Court, seeking to block the merger of The Kroger Co. (Kroger) with its supermarket competitor, Albertsons Companies, Inc....more

Hogan Lovells

The Federal Trade Commission Rattles Off Two More Hospital Merger Challenges

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On the heels of two successful hospital merger challenges in the last year, the FTC announced on Thursday that it is bringing two new cases seeking to block proposed hospital transactions: RWJBarnabas Health’s (RWJ’s)...more

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“Reasonableness” Is in the Eye of the Beholder: Vague Contracts Clauses Invite Litigation

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Schick, the shaving product company, recently announced it was abandoning its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of rival startup Harry’s Razors. The announcement followed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) threat to...more

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DOJ Merger Challenge Makes Unprecedented Use of Arbitration to Determine Market Definition

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The Situation:The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has sued to block a proposed acquisition of Aleris Corporation by Novelis Inc. In an unprecedented move, the parties and DOJ agreed to refer the "dispositive" issue of...more

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Tronox Runs Into Procedural Quagmire with Challenges to Cristal Acquisition

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The FTC Challenge: The FTC pursued an administrative challenge against Tronox's proposed acquisition of Cristal without also seeking a preliminary injunction. Following an HSR investigation, the FTC normally seeks a...more

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