In an era of robust merger enforcement by the U.S. antitrust agencies, opportunities abound for private equity firms to acquire divested businesses for value. These acquisitions of divested businesses are increasingly subject...more
10/7/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
Divestment ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investigations ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) required divestitures in many local markets in Ahold/Delhaize despite the fact that there were between three and six remaining competitors (i.e., 4-to-3, 5-to-4, 6-to-5, and 7-to-6...more