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Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds for 2024

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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

White & Case LLP

FTC Annual Changes to U.S. HSR Thresholds Will Be Effective March 6; Highest Filing Fees Now $2.335 Million

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds – effective for deals closing on or after March 6, 2024 – and updated filing fee thresholds, effective...more

Jenner & Block

U.S. Antitrust Agencies Propose Sweeping Changes to the HSR Premerger Notification Program

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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

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Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Take Effect March 6, 2024

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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

Paul Hastings LLP

FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees for 2024

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Effective on March 6, 2024, the mandatory notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), will be increasing. The Size of Transaction threshold will jump...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC Announces Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds and Filing Fees for 2024

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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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2024 Annual Updates to the United States Pre-Merger Notification (HSR Act) and Interlocking Directorates Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Heard at the 2023 Spring Meeting: Part 2

The American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section held its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, on March 29–31, 2023. The Spring Meeting sessions featured updates from federal, state, and international antitrust...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

FTC’s 2023 Adjustments to HSR Filing Thresholds; Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

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On January 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its annual adjustment for notification thresholds regarding proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2023 Annual Updates to the United States Pre-Merger Notification (HSR Act) and Interlocking Directorates Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more

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HSR Size of Transaction Threshold to Increase to $111.4 Million

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On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Effective on February 27, 2023, the lowest size-of-transaction filing...more

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FTC Announces Increase in Filing Thresholds Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for 2023 for Premerger Notifications and Interlocking...

HSR Notice Thresholds Have Increased. On January 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its revised annual threshold that determines whether companies may be required to notify federal antitrust authorities...more

White & Case LLP

FTC Announces New Filing Fees Up to $2.25 Million and Annual Changes to US HSR Thresholds (2023)

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds – effective for deals closing on or after February 27, 2023 – and the new HSR merger filing fees....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Heads Up HSR Filers: FTC Updates 2023 Thresholds and Filing Fees

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced an increase to the annual adjustment of the monetary thresholds that apply to mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures per the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements...more

Hogan Lovells

New HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds announced for 2023

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On 23 January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC Updates HSR Filing Fees and Revises Thresholds for 2023; Minimum Size for Reportable Transactions Increases to $111.4 Million

Key Points - The HSR Act requires parties that meet certain transaction size and other tests to file premerger notification forms for mergers and other transactions with both the Federal Trade Commission and Department of...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

HSR Thresholds Substantially Increased for 2022

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act requires parties to transactions that meet certain thresholds to notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and observe a waiting period before closing unless...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Announces 2022 Thresholds Under HSR Act and Clayton Act

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Primary HSR filing threshold will be increased to $101 million - The Federal Trade Commission has announced revisions to HSR Act and Clayton Act Section 8 thresholds, which are indexed annually to account for prior year...more

Jones Day

U.S. Merger Notification Threshold Increases to $101 Million

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The lowest U.S. merger notification threshold will exceed $100 million for the first time effective February 23, 2022. The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act filing...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FTC Announces 2022 Thresholds for Merger Control Filings under HSR Act and Interlocking Directorates under the Clayton Act

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has increased the dollar jurisdictional thresholds necessary to trigger the reporting requirements in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”); the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced for 2022

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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

Dechert LLP

Hart-Scott-Rodino annual adjustments announced for 2022; significant increase brings minimum threshold over US$100 million

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On January 21, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised about 9.7% percent from the...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

FTC's 2021 Adjustments to HSR Filing Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) previously announced its annual adjustment for notification thresholds regarding proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Revised HSR Thresholds Released

On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the revised thresholds for determining whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC and DOJ Announce Temporary Suspension of Early Termination Grants

Key Points Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) have temporarily suspended discretionary grants of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)...more

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