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The FTC Adopts New Premerger Notification Rules Implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act

The wait is over! On October 10th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously approved the first significant revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification regime since its inception over 40...more

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Antitrust in focus - September 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. James Webber (partner based in London) and Jess Bowring (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Navigating Inbound M&A in India: An Overview

The inbound M&A landscape in India has been experiencing a significant surge of global interest over the past couple of years. While M&A activity globally has cooled, India has emerged as a destination of choice for companies...more

McDermott Will & Emery

States Want in on the Merger Review Fun

While they have long taken a back seat to federal merger reviews, US states are becoming increasingly involved in merger reviews, including potentially requiring premerger notifications on a broad scale. On July 24, 2024, the...more

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Antitrust in focus - April 2024

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Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Is Now the Right Time For Your Health Care Merger?‎

Health care leaders intent on growing their businesses in the Pacific Northwest through mergers and acquisitions have difficult timing decisions to make. On the one hand, many larger health systems and hospitals have just now...more

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U.K. finalizes new consumer antitrust and digital markets regime

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has finally been enacted. It introduces significant changes to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules, establishes a new consumer protection regime and introduces a...more

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Antitrust in focus March 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more

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EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation increases M&A risk

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The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) took effect in July 2023. It aims to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to ensure that they do not distort competition in the EU internal market. For dealmakers, it is...more

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Global merger control trends

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Global merger control enforcement has become more interventionist across Europe, the US, Middle East and Australia, with antitrust regulators increasingly inclined to scrutinize and challenge mergers. Against the backdrop of...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Antitrust Insight: With Final 2023 Merger Guidelines, DOJ and FTC Formalize Aggressive Merger Enforcement Policy

What You Need to Know- •The final 2023 Merger Guidelines are structured around 11 guidelines outlining the Agencies’ approach to merger enforcement. •Together with the massive changes to the HSR form proposed in June...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Wait is Over: DOJ and FTC Issue Final Merger Guidelines

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (the “Agencies”) jointly issued Final Merger Guidelines, following a public comment period on the Proposed Merger Guidelines first issued in July....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

As US Antitrust Agencies Double Down on Merger Enforcement Approach, New Deal Strategies Emerge

Key Points - - New draft merger guidelines reflect the aggressive approach that has defined merger enforcement in the Biden administration, including novel theories of harm. - Proposed changes to HSR notification will make...more

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Navigating Healthcare Antitrust in the Biden Era

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It’s no secret that Democrats are traditionally trustbusters, but the Biden Administration is taking things to a whole new level, bringing novel—and arguably weak—cases that nonetheless slow or block tie-ups among healthcare...more

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October 2023 HSR Analysis: Gauging the Current Climate of Mergers and Acquisitions

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Editor’s Note: The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act) is a federal law that requires companies planning to merge or acquire certain assets or voting securities to notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Insights for Dealmakers Confronting Washington’s Aggressive Approach to Merger Reviews

As part of the Biden administration’s avowedly aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, it has challenged a number of high-profile mergers in court over the past two and a half years. While the track record of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FTC Announces Withdrawal of Healthcare Policy Statements

As Bradley forecasted in February, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the withdrawal of two healthcare antitrust policy statements: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (1996) and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ and FTC Propose a New Playbook for Merger Reviews

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a draft of proposed new merger guidelines today, 18 months after FTC Chair Lina Khan and Assistant Attorney General...more

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Antitrust scrutiny intensifies as DOJ and FTC step up enforcement

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The federal government continues to aggressively pursue its antitrust agenda, seeking to block several headline deals, rejecting remedy offers, increasing filing fees for the largest deals and setting out new guidelines....more

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Private Equity Transactions Face Increased Antitrust Scrutiny

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Biden Administration leadership at both the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has signaled the opening of more vigilant and skeptical eyes overseeing mergers,...more

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Bedoya Confirmation to FTC Empowers Chair Lina Khan to Pursue Progressive Agenda

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After months of partisan deadlock, this week Georgetown law professor and privacy scholar Alvaro M. Bedoya was confirmed by the Senate to serve as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Bedoya’s confirmation gives...more

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Acquisitions of Renewable Energy Projects Exempt Under HSR Act Could Require 60-Day Waiting Period Under Proposed New York Law

A recent post on Foley Hoag’s State AG blog about New York’s proposed pre-merger notification legislation details the potential new notification requirement, but we wanted to dive a little deeper into the impact the proposed...more

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