Annual increases in U.S. merger notification thresholds and substantially increased filing fees take effect on March 6, 2024.
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act filing...more
2/8/2024
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Section 8 ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
The lowest U.S. merger notification threshold will exceed $100 million for the first time effective February 23, 2022.
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act filing...more
1/27/2022
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Merger Controls ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Section 8 ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update highlights significant changes in merger control regimes in 2020. In this Update, we review: (i) changes in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, Germany,...more
2/1/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
Notification Requirements ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Vertical Mergers
The Development: Antitrust authorities in the United States and European Union have assessed penalties and fines against Canon, and in the United States, Toshiba, for structuring a transaction to avoid premerger notification...more
7/16/2019
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Canon ,
China ,
Corporate Fines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
Notification Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Toshiba ,
Waiting Periods