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China Adopts New Merger Control Filing Thresholds

On January 26, 2024, the State Council of China adopted new merger filing thresholds by promulgating the amended Provisions of the State Council on Thresholds for Prior Notification of Concentration of Undertakings (the...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced for 2024

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $119.5 million. On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional...more

Enforcement of “Interlocking Directorates” Accelerates With DOJ-Announced Resignations and FTC Consent Agreement

Companies should take a proactive approach as US antitrust agencies continue to enforce Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (the...more

The DOJ and FTC Draft Merger Guidelines: Key Takeaways

The draft guidelines for applying US antitrust laws to merger investigations depart from prior guidance and seek to roll back decades of legal precedent on merger enforcement. Competitive effects analyses are out;...more

FTC and DOJ Propose More Demanding and Lengthy HSR Filing Process

The agencies’ proposed rulemaking would add significant complexity, substance, and time to US antitrust premerger notifications. On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in collaboration with the US Department...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced for 2023

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $111.4 million. On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more

US Legislation Implements New Filing Fees, Adds Foreign Subsidy Disclosure Requirements to HSR Rules

Congress passes the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, changing Hart-ScottRodino Act filing fees and adding disclosure requirements for certain foreign subsidies. On December 23, 2022, as part of a broader...more

DOJ Investigating “Interlocking Directorates” in PE Industry

In its latest step to elevate antitrust scrutiny of private equity, DOJ launches a series of investigations of board seats under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently began sending...more

China Amends Rules for Merger Control Filing and Review

China is implementing multiple changes to its merger control procedures, following recent amendments to the country’s Anti-Monopoly Law. China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has amended the...more

FTC Turns Up the Pressure on Oil and Gas M&A

Transacting parties should be aware of five recent trends in oil and gas merger enforcement and prepare for more arduous regulatory reviews. US antitrust enforcement in oil and gas transactions has spiked in the last...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced for 2022

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $101 million. On January 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced for 2021

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, lowering the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to US$92 million. On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $94 million. On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to US$90 million. On February 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds for...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $84.4 million. On January 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new...more

DOJ Files Unusual Suit to Unwind a Consummated Merger: 3 Lessons

The suit of a merger that had already cleared HSR review serves as a reminder that parties should not assume clearance confers immunity from scrutiny. Update: On September 26, 2017, the US Department of Justice’s...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $80.8 million. On January 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more

China’s MOFCOM Announces First-Ever Gun-Jumping Penalty in a Transaction Not Involving a Chinese Company

MOFCOM continues efforts to increase enforcement of its merger notification requirements, despite very limited penalty options. On January 4, 2016, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it had fined...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, including raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $78.2 million. On January 21, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more

FTC Limits Investment Rental Property Exemption

FTC’s reversal will result in more Hart-Scott-Rodino filings for companies in the pipeline, cell tower and billboard industries. The Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) has significantly...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $76.3 million. On January 15, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more

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