Tracking the economy’s continued growth and the resulting increase in GNP, the HSR filing thresholds increased by about 7.3 percent.
The new minimum size-of-transaction threshold increased from US$111.4 million to...more
Dechert’s antitrust group submitted comments today to U.S. antitrust agencies on their proposed top-to-bottom overhaul of premerger antitrust filings made under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. The Federal Trade Commission...more
The recent proposal would require significantly more information to be provided up front to the U.S. antitrust agencies.
The new rules will likely take effect in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024....more
7/6/2023
/ Antitrust Division ,
Certifications ,
Competition ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
NAICS ,
Premerger Notifications
On January 21, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised about 9.7% percent from the...more
On February 1, 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced in the Federal Register that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be lowered...more
On January 27, 2020, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced in the Federal Register that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised about...more
1/29/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Board of Directors ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Officers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on January 26, 2018, that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised about 4.4 percent from the...more
1/29/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on January 19, 2017 that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised about 3.3 percent from the...more
1/27/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
Key Points:
The FTC is raising the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for certain violations from $16,000 to $40,000.
For HSR Act violations, where penalties may be imposed for each day the person is in...more
7/1/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on January 15, 2015 that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised less than one percent from the...more