Securities Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Merger Control in Africa

by Ali Boroumand, Melina Koubemba, Jean-François Mercadier | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 2/18/2013

Created in 1994, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (the “COMESA”) is an organisation currently comprised of 19 African countries which aim at promoting regional integration in Eastern and Southern Africa (the...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

Aquila: M&A Looking Up in 2013; "The Negatives Are Built In" [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/15/2013

15 Feb. (Bloomberg Law) -- Frank Aquila, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the prospects for mergers and acquisitions activity in 2013. Aquila notes that while 2012 was something of...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

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 13, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 2/13/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

FTC Proposes Amendments To The Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules Regarding Withdrawal Of A Premerger Notification Filing

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/11/2013

On February 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to amend the Rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 regarding the...more

FTC Proposes Rules for Withdrawal of HSR Merger Filings

by Daniel E. Hemli, Jacqueline R. Java | Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 2/7/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed formalizing its process for handling withdrawals of merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act in order to better allocate its resources. The proposed changes to...more

New Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Filing Thresholds Take Effect on February 11, 2013

by Tammy Imhoff | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/6/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced the 2013 filing thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR”). The thresholds determine whether parties involved in mergers, acquisitions, transfers of voting...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

Focus On Competition, Antitrust And Foreign Investment - January 2013: "Investment Canada And Competition Law – 2012 In Review and...

by Sharon Seung, Sandy Walker | Dentons on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - Investment Canada ..State-Owned Enterprises Under Scrutiny - Competition Act ..Mergers ..Cartels And Bid-Rigging ..Price Maintenance ..Abuse Of Dominance ..Competition Bureau...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – January 30, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 1/30/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

FTC Announces New HSR Reporting Thresholds for 2013

by Martin Brinkley, Miranda Miller | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 1/24/2013

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR”) requires parties to transactions meeting certain size thresholds to make notification filings with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of...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

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Global M&A

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

M&A activity in 2012 continued to be constrained by uncertain macroeconomic conditions, which have dampened dealmakers’ confidence. Although there were several bright spots in transactional activity, momentum was difficult to...more

Federal Trade Commission Announces New Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds

by Patricia Zeigler | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/21/2013

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the following new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing thresholds, which will be effective for transactions closing on or after Feb. 11, 2013....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

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Merger Control in Africa

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

Aquila: M&A Looking Up in 2013; "The Negatives Are Built In" [Video]

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

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – February 13, 2013

FTC Proposes Amendments To The Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules Regarding Withdrawal Of A Premerger Notification Filing

FTC Proposes Rules for Withdrawal of HSR Merger Filings

New Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Filing Thresholds Take Effect on 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"

Focus On Competition, Antitrust And Foreign Investment - January 2013: "Investment Canada And Competition Law – 2012 In Review and...

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – January 30, 2013

FTC Announces New HSR Reporting Thresholds for 2013

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

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Global M&A

Federal Trade Commission Announces New Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds

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

Aquila: M&A Looking Up in 2013; "The Negatives Are Built In" [Video]

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