Traditionally, private equity firms were seen as benign investors from an antitrust perspective. This is changing. In the past 12 months, PE-funded acquisitions have faced progressively more rigorous scrutiny by antitrust...more
2/28/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
European Commission’s record gun-jumping fine on Illumina serves as warning to merging parties -
The European Commission (EC) has imposed a fine of around EUR432 million on genomics company Illumina for closing its...more
8/2/2023
/ Annual Reports ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Gun-Jumping ,
National Security ,
Popular