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Transparency In Merger Enforcement: At Least 50% of Investigated Deals Cleared for Takeoff in Q1 2025

As previously highlighted in our inaugural Akin Agency Transparency In Merger Enforcement (TIME) Report, merger enforcement transparency fell to an all-time low under the Biden administration. A key driver towards that trend...more

FTC Updates HSR Filing Fees and Revises Thresholds for 2025; Minimum Size for Reportable Transactions Increases to $126.4 Million

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) requires all parties to transactions that meet certain transaction size and other tests to file premerger notification forms for mergers and other...more

FTC Updates HSR Filing Fees and Revises Thresholds for 2024; Minimum Size for Reportable Transactions Increases to $119.5 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 (FTC) and...more

Recent FTC Merger Settlement Signals Increased Antitrust Agency Concerns about Coordination from Competitor Entanglements

Key Takeaways - An FTC merger settlement in the $5.2 billion transaction between EQT and Quantum, two producers of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin, signals the antitrust agencies’ new approach to analyzing the potential...more

$85 Million Poultry Processor Wage-Fixing Settlement Provides Valuable Antitrust- and Privacy-Related Compliance Lessons for HR...

Key Points - As part of the antitrust agencies’ public commitment to investigate and prosecute competitive harm in labor markets, the DOJ Antitrust Division fined three major U.S. poultry processors and a data consulting...more

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