On August 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a proposed settlement with Legends Hospitality Parent Holdings (“Legends”), a global venue services company, in connection with its proposed acquisition of ASM...more
While they have long taken a back seat to federal merger reviews, US states are becoming increasingly involved in merger reviews, including potentially requiring premerger notifications on a broad scale. On July 24, 2024, the...more
On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced revised statutory thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “Hart-Scott-Rodino Act” or “HSR”). These thresholds, which...more
In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a proposed rule that would dramatically change, and increase the burden of, Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (the “HSR Act”) pre-merger antitrust filings. Many observers expect...more
Editor’s Note: The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act), a pivotal federal law, mandates companies to notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) before finalizing mergers or acquisitions...more
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in collaboration with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a proposal to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification program. If adopted, the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds and HSR filing fees, which will become effective on March 6, 2024. The revised...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after March 6, 2024....more
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR”) requires that transactions over a certain value be reported at least 30 days prior to closing to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ,”...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the 2024 threshold for applying the size-of-parties test of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act will increase from $111.4 million to...more
On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act)....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has now announced the adjusted Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) thresholds, filing fees and thresholds, and civil monetary penalties for the new year. The HSR Act requires parties to certain mergers,...more
In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the premerger notification form and...more
With one day for Congress to enact appropriations funding federal government operations, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (the “Agencies”) each issued a contingency plan (the “Plans”)...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
As we reported on July 7, the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Department of Justice, released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act of 1976’s premerger...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) have proposed to expand dramatically the scope and burden of preparing a merger filing in the United States. The proposed changes...more
As Bradley forecasted in February, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the withdrawal of two healthcare antitrust policy statements: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (1996) and...more
For the first time in nearly 45 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with support from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively, the “Agencies”), proposed a complete redesign of the...more
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released proposed changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR” or the “Act”) premerger notification...more
On June 27, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, (together, the “Agencies”) announced proposed amendments to the premerger notification rules that...more
Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Antitrust Agencies”) announced proposed changes to the premerger notification process that mark the most...more
As explained in prior posts, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to enjoin Louisiana Children’s Medical Center (“LCMC”) from continuing to integrate...more
The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act) is a federal law that requires companies planning to merge or acquire certain assets or voting securities to notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced revised jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. These include annual revisions to filing thresholds and a new six-tier filing fee...more