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New FTC plan for a possible government shutdown would shut down reportable mergers and acquisitions

In late January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released an updated operating plan in the event Congress does not pass a funding bill and the government shuts down....

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New HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds announced for 2024

On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act,...

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FTC and DOJ finalize new merger guidelines articulating expansive theories of enforcement

On December 18, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (“the Agencies”) released the 2023 Merger Guidelines (the Merger Guidelines). The...

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Two years later: A survey of President Biden’s Executive Order on promoting competition in the American economy

It has been two years since President Biden signed a far-reaching, industry-spanning Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Executive Order outlined a...

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Two years later: A survey of President Biden’s Executive Order on promoting competition in the American economy

It has been two years since President Biden signed a far-reaching, industry-spanning Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Executive Order outlined a...

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FTC and DOJ publish long-awaited draft of proposed merger guidelines

On July 19, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (“the agencies”) released their 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines (the “2023 draft...

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US antitrust agencies propose sweeping and burdensome changes to HSR Form

On 27 June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in coordination with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice) to make...

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New HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds announced for 2023

On 23 January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act,...

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New law increases HSR filing fees and adds foreign subsidy disclosure obligation to HSR rules

On 29 December 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which includes the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 (Filing Fee Modernization...

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