In January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made three important announcements for M&A practitioners....more
1/24/2024
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On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly released their long-anticipated final 2023 Merger Guidelines after a notice and public comment period, during which they...more
12/22/2023
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a new department-wide Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy that protects acquiring companies that self-disclose criminal misconduct discovered at an...more
10/16/2023
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In January 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made two important announcements for M&A practitioners. First, on January 24, the FTC announced the annual adjustment of the thresholds that trigger premerger reporting...more
1/26/2022
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Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
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On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual adjustment of the thresholds that trigger premerger reporting obligations (and the mandatory waiting period) under the Hart-Scott Rodino (HSR) Act,...more
1/31/2020
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The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
You know your area of law is hot when it makes the sports section. This past week several sports pages reported that James Dolan (owner of the New York Knicks and CEO of Madison Square Garden) had been fined $609,810 for...more
On January 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission announced the annual adjustment of the thresholds that trigger premerger reporting obligations (and the mandatory waiting period) under the Hart-Scott Rodino (HSR) Act. The...more