On November 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) previously announced final rule expanding the scope of premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act was formally published in the Federal Register....more
During the fifth annual Antitrust Clearance and Merger Enforcement Conference (ACME), leading antitrust practitioners Franco Castelli, Counsel, Antitrust from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Jeane Thomas, Partner at Crowell &...more
At long last, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final rule to expand the pre-merger filling requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Our Antitrust and Mergers & Acquisitions teams weigh in....more
On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (the Antitrust Agencies) finalized and released significant updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form. The updates are...more
Democratic Commissioners Swung for the Fences, but FTC Settles for Unanimous Revisions, Still Increasing Burden on Filers - On October 10, 2024, all five Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Commissioners, with concurrence...more
On November 12, 2024, the final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amending premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Act was published in the Federal Register. The HSR Act...more
In connection with certain mergers and acquisitions, the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice review information provided by parties about proposed transactions reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more
On November 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its Final Rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose amending the Premerger Notification and Report Form filed for transactions reported under the...more
As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it is amending and reorganizing the document requirements for pre-merger notifications under the Hart Scott Rodino Act (“HSR Act”), 15 U.S.C. 18a,...more
As we reported in October, the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, have issued revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules. These...more
Overview - On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released the final version of material changes to the submissions required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR”)....more
On October 10, 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its Final Rule governing pre-merger notification protocols under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR). The Antitrust Division of the US Department of...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced significant changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules – including changes to the HSR form and associated...more
The US antitrust regulators continued to aggressively challenge transactions and associated Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) violations during the third quarter of 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) litigated two merger...more
In the context of representations & warranties insurance (RWI), this change means that the interim period between a deal’s sign and close will likely also grow longer, requiring deal parties to negotiate for a longer interim...more
Government credits HSR pre-merger notification program with halting anticompetitive deals. Companies planning mergers and acquisitions tend to avoid challenging the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s...more
The information and documentary materials (filing requirements) necessary to complete the Hart-Scott-Rodino merger notification filing form have been significantly expanded. The new filing requirements will fall most heavily...more
As previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” and, together with FTC, the “agencies”), recently finalized expansive...more
The long-awaited new HSR rules have finally been released. On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies), released the 460-page final...more
On the same day it released its final Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) Rules,1 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023 (the Report),2 which includes Hart-Scott-Rodino...more
On October 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), released its long-awaited final rule related to the revision of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger...more
When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) — published the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the rules for premerger notification under...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) has announced a final rule (the “Final Rule”) significantly expanding the premerger notification and reporting requirements under the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino Antitrust...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a unanimous 5-0 vote to finalize changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification program, including changes to the HSR form and associated...more
On Oct. 10, the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, issued a final rule amending the rules that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and...more