Effective mid-January 2025, the FTC’s new HSR notification process will significantly increase the time and content required to file M&A notifications under the HSR Act.
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission...more
Effective mid-January 2025, the FTC’s new HSR notification process will significantly increase the burden and cost of filing M&A notifications under the HSR Act.
On October 10, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more
10/15/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
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NAICS ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Required Documentation ,
Threshold Requirements
China is implementing multiple changes to its merger control procedures, following recent amendments to the country’s Anti-Monopoly Law.
China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has amended the...more
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
1/25/2022
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $94 million.
On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more
1/30/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
Suit signals potential consequences for activist investors who rely on the HSR “solely for purposes of investment” exemption.
On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued certain ValueAct Capital entities...more
4/18/2016
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Halliburton ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investment-Only Exemption ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Third Point ,
Yahoo!
FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $75.9 million.
On January 17, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more