Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organization, Mergers & Acquisitions

FTC's Norman PHO Advisory Opinion - New Clinical Integration Guidance, Same Antitrust Analysis

by William Berlin | Ober|Kaler on 2/21/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provided its first guidance for clinically integrated networks since passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the joint FTC/DOJ Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Antitrust Policy...more

Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds To Increase, Clayton Act Section 8 Interlocking Directorates Thresholds Increased

by Betsy Kristoferson, Barry Reingold | Perkins Coie on 2/15/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that the reporting thresholds under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino (H-S-R) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the Act), will be increased. ...more

The FTC Giveth and the FTC Taketh Away: New Proposed Premerger Notification Rules

by Mark Cohen, Scott Thomson | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 2/14/2013

The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act requires qualifying companies to file a premerger notification with the FTC and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “Division,” and together with the FTC, the “Agencies”), pay a...more

Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications Effective February 11, 2013

by Malika Levarlet, Robert Magielnicki | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/14/2013

Higher thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 became effective on February 11, 2013. The filing thresholds are revised annually, based on the change in gross national...more

Buyer Beware: Increase in HSR Thresholds Does Not Mean Your Non-Reportable Transaction is Safe

by Judy Gechman | BakerHostetler on 2/5/2013

The purpose of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR Act”) Act is to preserve the agencies’ ability to investigate competitive consequences of a transaction before closing, provide an opportunity to obtain an effective remedy, and...more

"FTC Issues Proposed Rulemaking Relating to Withdrawal of HSR Filings"

by Steven Albertson, Rita Sinkfield Belin, Matthew Hendrickson, Brian Mohr, Joseph Nisa, Neal Stoll | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/4/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if adopted, will codify the FTC’s longstanding informal procedures for voluntarily withdrawing and refiling an HSR Act Premerger...more

German Federal Cartel Office Levies Administrative Fine Due to Incomplete Merger Notification

by Robert Bäuerle, Martina Maier, Philipp Werner | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/24/2013

The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has imposed an administrative fine for the submission of incomplete information in a merger notification. The missing information concerned details about shareholdings essential for the...more

FTC Announces New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notifications

by James Calder, Bonnie Chmil | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/22/2013

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the new notification thresholds for pre-merger notification reports that must be filed under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). The notification...more

Antitrust Alert: New HSR Thresholds for 2013

by Mark Ostrau | Fenwick & West LLP on 1/17/2013

The annual adjustment of the dollar thresholds for pre-acquisition filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will take effect on February 11, 2013. All transactions closing on or after that date will be governed by the new...more

"Revised HSR Thresholds to Become Effective February 11, 2013"

by Steven Albertson, Rita Sinkfield Belin, Matthew Hendrickson, Brian Mohr, Joseph Nisa, Neal Stoll | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/17/2013

On January 11, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its previously announced revised thresholds for determining whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities...more

HSR Thresholds Increase for 2013

by Daniel E. Hemli, Jacqueline R. Java | Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 1/17/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds, which will become effective on February 11, 2013. The revised thresholds will apply to any...more

FTC Announces Annual Changes to HSR Thresholds

by Noah A. Brumfield, S. Lynn Diamond, Rebecca Farrington, J. Mark Gidley, George Paul, Martin Toto | White & Case LLP on 1/17/2013

On January 10, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds. The FTC is required to revise the jurisdictional thresholds annually, based on...more

Increase in the Mandatory Review Thresholds under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/16/2013

Competition Act - Increase in Transaction-Size Threshold - The Competition Bureau announced that the pre-merger notification threshold relating to transaction-size will increase to $80 million from the 2012 threshold of...more

New HSR thresholds for 2013

by Justin Ettelson, Michael Finio | Saul Ewing LLP on 1/16/2013

The Federal Trade Commission has announced new filing threshold amounts for HSR Act Premerger Notification Filings. On January 10, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced its approval of new upwardly...more

HSR Filing Threshold Increases to $70.9 Million

by Steven Bradbury, C.B. Buente, Michael Weiner | Dechert LLP on 1/16/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on January 10, 2013 that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised 4.0 percent from the 2012 levels....more

FTC Announces 2013 Hart-Scott-Rodino Threshold Revisions

by John Dierking | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/15/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its annual revision to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after February...more

Federal Trade Commission Announces 2013 Threshold Revisions for HSR Act and for Clayton Act Section 8 Prohibition on Interlocking...

by Alicia Batts, John Ingrassia, Helene Jaffe, Colin Kass, Rhett Krulla, Alan Kusinitz | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/15/2013

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, commonly known as the HSR Act, requires parties to certain corporate transactions to notify the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, and to observe a...more

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FTC's Norman PHO Advisory Opinion - New Clinical Integration Guidance, Same Antitrust Analysis

Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds To Increase, Clayton Act Section 8 Interlocking Directorates Thresholds Increased

The FTC Giveth and the FTC Taketh Away: New Proposed Premerger Notification Rules

Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications Effective February 11, 2013

Buyer Beware: Increase in HSR Thresholds Does Not Mean Your Non-Reportable Transaction is Safe

"FTC Issues Proposed Rulemaking Relating to Withdrawal of HSR Filings"

German Federal Cartel Office Levies Administrative Fine Due to Incomplete Merger Notification

FTC Announces New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notifications

Antitrust Alert: New HSR Thresholds for 2013

"Revised HSR Thresholds to Become Effective February 11, 2013"

HSR Thresholds Increase for 2013

FTC Announces Annual Changes to HSR Thresholds

Increase in the Mandatory Review Thresholds under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act

New HSR thresholds for 2013

HSR Filing Threshold Increases to $70.9 Million

FTC Announces 2013 Hart-Scott-Rodino Threshold Revisions

Federal Trade Commission Announces 2013 Threshold Revisions for HSR Act and for Clayton Act Section 8 Prohibition on Interlocking...

Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds to Rise Further Due to Annual Indexing

Federal Trade Commission Revises Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds

FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds

New HSR Filing Thresholds for 2013

Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $70.9 million

FTC Announces Increases to Thresholds for Pre-Merger Notification and Limitations on Interlocking Directorates

Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds to Increase

HSR Thresholds Will Increase to Highest Levels for Transactions in 2013

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