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New Merger Guidelines Unveiled, Broadening Scrutiny and Impact on Business Transactions

On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (Agencies) issued the 2023 Merger Guidelines, which replace the Agencies’ 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the 2020 Vertical Merger...more

Be Prepared: Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement Is Back

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

Three Things to Know About the FTC's Possible Increased Scrutiny of Private Equity Roll-Ups

In a statement to Congress last week, Commissioner Rohit Chopra of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advocated for increased antitrust enforcement against private equity-backed “roll-up” acquisition strategies, especially...more

FTC Announces Revised HSR Thresholds, Interlocking Directorates Thresholds

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

New HSR Annual Report Indicates Trends of Agency Challenges to Transactions, Renewed Interest in Healthcare Transactions

The 2018 Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report (the 2018 HSR Report), recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, conveys information about their review of...more

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