On February 10, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 25 into law, making California the third state, joining Washington and Colorado, to adopt a state premerger notification regime to run parallel with federal requirements. ...more
2/19/2026
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced increases to the notification thresholds and premerger filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, which requires premerger notification of...more
1/21/2026
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