On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (the Antitrust Agencies) finalized and released significant updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form. The updates are...more
11/13/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Interlocking Directorate ,
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Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Section 8 ,
The Clayton Act
On May 13, a federal district court in Texas dismissed private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson) from an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The lawsuit, which was...more
5/21/2024
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mergers ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms
On May 9, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the creation of a new task force, the Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC), focusing on antitrust enforcement in the healthcare...more
5/17/2024
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Billing ,
Collusion ,
Competition ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Private Equity Firms
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 prior to closing unless...more
1/30/2023
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Antitrust Division ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
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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 ,
Threshold Requirements
This summer has seen a flurry of bold antitrust announcements from the Biden administration. By issuing a sweeping executive order calling for numerous changes to antitrust enforcement and by naming progressive favorites and...more
8/10/2021
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Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)