The recent FTC decision in the Northrop Grumman / Orbital ATK matter has shed light on the agency’s vertical merger enforcement policy and outlined a path to antitrust merger clearance for the Aerospace and Defense industry....more
6/19/2018
/ Aerospace ,
Antitrust Division ,
Consent Decrees ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Divestiture ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Vertical Mergers
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On April 12, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint statement to explain their “standard of review under the antitrust statutes of proposed transactions...more
It is a general tenet that competition serves customers well, enabling them to acquire better products at lower prices. Of course, this premise underlies the antitrust laws. In the aerospace and defense industry, the...more
This newsletter identifies when “teaming agreements” between contractors will raise antitrust issues, and suggests some practice tips for evaluating or defending those arrangements....more