While investors generally are aware that mergers and acquisitions can require antitrust filings in the United States under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act), they are sometimes surprised to learn that...more
After an extension signed into law in mid-January 2024, the U.S. government’s funding bills are now set to expire on March 1 or March 8, 2024. It is therefore possible once again that there will soon be a government shutdown,...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds – effective for deals closing on or after March 6, 2024 – and updated filing fee thresholds, effective...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced revised filing thresholds as required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), along with adjusted HSR filing fee tiers and...more
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in collaboration with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a proposal to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification program. If adopted, the...more
The 2024 adjusted HSR threshold is $119.5 million and goes into effect on March 6, 2024. All transactions valued below that amount will be exempt from the HSR filing requirement. The 2024 adjusted Size of Party thresholds...more
On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds used to determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds and HSR filing fees, which will become effective on March 6, 2024. The revised...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after March 6, 2024....more
The previously announced Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional filing thresholds and fees will go into effect on March 6, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) previously announced increases to HSR Act...more
Annually, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reviews and adjusts the premerger notification reporting thresholds for reporting acquisitions of voting securities, assets, or noncorporate interests (each a Transaction) under...more
On 22 January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new, increased thresholds and filing fees for transactions requiring premerger notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as...more
On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved revised thresholds and filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR)....more
Effective on March 6, 2024, the mandatory notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), will be increasing. The Size of Transaction threshold will jump...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the monetary thresholds that determine whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the...more
The FTC has increased the HSR filing thresholds for transactions that will close on or after a date in the last week of February, to be determined. The new 2024 thresholds are as follows...more
Each January, the Federal Trade Commission announces the new thresholds for premerger notifications under the HSR Act, which are updated each year based on changes in the gross national product. This year's updated thresholds...more
On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). The FTC revises the HSR Act thresholds...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released the Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 (the Report)1 , which includes Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing (HSR filing) statistics for the most recent year...more
On January 22, the FTC announced updated dollar thresholds triggering the bar on interlocking officers and directors under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 19. Section 8 of the Clayton Act prohibits one person from...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced an increase to the annual adjustment of the monetary thresholds that apply to mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures per the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Monday, January 22, 2024 that the jurisdictional thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) will increase in 2024, including an...more
On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the filing thresholds and fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). Because of this year's...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more