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Morrison & Foerster LLP

The FTC and DOJ Enlist the Public in Latest Attack on Serial Acquisition Strategies

On May 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division announced a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking information from the public to “identify serial acquisitions...more

Jones Day

UK CMA Continues Focus on Groceries with Market Study into Baby Formula

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") launched a market study on 20 February 2024 into baby formula, the latest development in a broader focus on the food and grocery sector....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FTC Sues to Block Lockheed’s Proposed Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne in Milestone Defense Industry Vertical Challenge

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit yesterday to block Lockheed Martin Corporation’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc., announced back in December 2020. Aerojet, the last...more

Carlton Fields

The Latest “Hipster Antitrust” Battleground – Vertical Merger Enforcement

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On January 10, 2020, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission released for comment a draft of their Vertical Merger Guidelines, the first update since 1984....more

Perkins Coie

New FTC Complaint Merits Attention of Group Purchasing Organization Suppliers and Participants

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The Federal Trade Commission announced on February 12, 2018, that it has filed an administrative complaint seeking injunctive relief against three large dental supply companies, alleging that they violated the antitrust laws...more

Morgan Lewis

FTC Scrutinizes Dual Distributor Communications

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A dual distribution relationship does not protect against Section 5 liability for an invitation to collude. For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged a company with violating Section 5 of the FTC...more

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