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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New HSR Form Brings Significant Impact for Deals: A Deep Dive into What Has Changed

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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

McDermott Will & Emery

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q3 2024

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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

A&O Shearman

Antitrust in Focus - October 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Countdown to 2025: New HSR Premerger Disclosure Rules

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The New HSR Filing Regime: How Parties Can Prepare for Their Next Filing

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously passed a landmark rulemaking that significantly alters reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. Though less...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

M&A Antitrust Update: FTC Approves Significant Changes to HSR Filings

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it approved changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), as amended, that apply to parties who enter into HSR Act reportable mergers,...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Long-Awaited Revisions to HSR Reporting Rules Set to Take Effect This January

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced a final rulemaking on a unanimous vote that will expand the reporting requirements for mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976...more

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Emerging Businesses and Venture Capital in 2024: 10 Hot Topics for Founders, Investors, and Executives of Emerging Companies

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2023 was a pivotal year for the emerging companies, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. Emerging companies incorporating artificial intelligence or that have clear line of sight to positive cash...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: FTC Announces 2024 HSR Thresholds

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The annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act reporting thresholds have arrived. The new thresholds for notification will apply to all transactions that close on or after the effective date of the notice, which is...more

Fisher Phillips

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Question of the Week: What do companies need to know if the Federal Trade Commission's proposed merger review changes are...

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“Merger review is about to get thornier. While the FTC and DOJ have been tightening the merger review process incrementally over the course of the Biden administration, the newly proposed HSR rule changes represent a...more

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M&A Deals Face Additional Scrutiny under the FTC's New HSR Reporting Rules

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On June 29, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would dramatically expand HSR reporting requirements. The historic changes fundamentally alter the HSR reporting landscape,...more

Perkins Coie

FTC Announces 2022 Changes to HSR and Clayton Act Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that the reporting thresholds under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the Act), will be increased....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Bureau of Competition Rescinds Treatment of Debt as Consideration under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act

Key Takeaways - Prior informal interpretations from the Premerger Notification Office have permitted companies to exclude debt paid off at closing from the calculation of the statutory size of transaction test, under...more

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FTC Announces 2021 Changes to HSR and Clayton Act Thresholds, Temporarily Suspends Early Termination

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced reporting thresholds under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the Act), will decrease. The Act...more

White & Case LLP

FTC Announces Annual Changes to HSR Thresholds (2021) - HSR Thresholds Decline for the First Time Since 2010

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On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds. The FTC is required by law to revise the jurisdictional thresholds...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC and DOJ Enforcement Actions Highlight Scrutiny of Divestiture Orders Compliance

Recent enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) demonstrate the agencies’ continued close scrutiny of merging parties’ compliance with divestiture orders....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Jones Day

Antitrust Alert: New Product Codes Required in HSR Filings Starting September 25

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The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Premerger Notification Rules relating to Item 5 of the HSR Form that take effect starting September 25, 2019. Item 5 currently requires...more

Locke Lord LLP

HSR Reporting Requirements: They Can Apply to Conversions of Voting Securities, Too

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Most corporate lawyers and investment professionals are probably familiar with the reporting requirements that apply to large corporate mergers and acquisitions. Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Antitrust Enforcement Update: Spotlight on Physician Transactions

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At both the state and federal level, antitrust enforcement agencies continue to pursue successful challenges to physician practice transactions. This article summarizes two recent enforcement actions, as well as a new state...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Reiterates Importance of Compliance Reports

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On March 11, 2019, the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) Bureau of Competition and the Assistant Director of the Bureau’s Compliance Division coauthored a blog post to announce the revision of “standard...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FTC Announces Revised HSR Thresholds for 2019

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”) requires that parties to significant mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions notify the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice...more

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Not Just Mergers – FTC Highlights Commonly Missed HSR Reportable Transactions

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The Premerger Notification Office (the “PNO”) of the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) recently issued a reminder about often overlooked “transactions” that may require notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more

White and Williams LLP

FTC Issues Updated Guidance for Avoiding Antitrust Liability for “Gun Jumping” During M&A Negotiation and Due Diligence

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On March 20, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued updated guidance regarding compliance with antitrust laws for companies considering acquisitions, mergers, or joint ventures. While the FTC recognizes that...more

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