The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced 2024 adjustments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) thresholds. These thresholds determine which mergers and acquisitions may be required to be reported to United States federal...more
Merger control in the United States is on the cusp of significant change as the Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, prepares to finalize a proposed rule—first announced in June—that will...more
For the second year in a row the Canadian government has maintained the transaction-size threshold for pre-merger notification at $93 million. The Minister cited the need to fully scrutinize potentially harmful deals and the...more
1. Higher Jurisdictional Thresholds For HSR Filings On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced revised, higher thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976....more
The lowest U.S. merger notification threshold will exceed $100 million for the first time effective February 23, 2022. The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act filing...more
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update examines recent developments in merger control regimes, as well as anticipated changes to those regimes worldwide. Merger control enforcement has continued to surge around the...more
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update discusses developments in existing merger control regimes over the first half of 2018, as well as the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide. Over the past few years,...more
Final joint guidance on new transaction value threshold published. The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) and the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) have released a joint guidance paper (Guidance Paper)...more
In the wake of the Facebook/WhatsApp deal, Germany and Austria amended their respective competition laws in 2017 and supplemented the traditional turnover threshold test for pre-merger control notification with a...more
As reported previously, German competition law was recently amended. The amendments included with the introduction of a “size of transaction”-threshold a notable change with respect to German merger control. The following is...more
A number of amendments to the German competition law (Amendment) entered into force on 9 June 2017. The key changes are: ..Merger control: Introduction of a new “size of transaction”-threshold...more
The German Parliament has adopted the 9th Amendment to the German "Act against Restraints of Competition" ("ARC") or "Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen" ("GWB"). The new law will enter into force after publication in the...more