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U.S. Merger Notification Threshold Increases to $111.4 Million

Annual increases in U.S. merger notification thresholds and substantially increased filing fees take effect on February 27, 2023. The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act...more

Congress Enacts Substantial Increase in U.S. Merger Notification Filing Fees for Large Deals

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 increases Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing fees for large transactions, decreases filing fees for small transactions, and requires changes to the HSR Form....more

U.S. Merger Notification Threshold Falls to $92 Million

U.S. merger notification thresholds decline for just the second time; take effect on March 4, 2021. The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act thresholds will decrease slightly in...more

Global Merger Control Update | Winter 2021

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

U.S. Merger Notification Threshold Increases to $94 Million - Annual increases in U.S. merger notification thresholds take effect...

This week, the Federal Trade Commission announced its 2020 adjustments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act thresholds. These thresholds determine which mergers and acquisitions must be reported to the federal government...more

Antitrust Alert: New Product Codes Required in HSR Filings Starting September 25

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Premerger Notification Rules relating to Item 5 of the HSR Form that take effect starting September 25, 2019. Item 5 currently requires...more

Transaction "Designed" to Evade Merger Control Leads to U.S. and EU Penalties

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

U.S. Merger Notification Threshold Increases to $90 Million on April 3

On March 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission published in the Federal Register its 2019 adjustments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act thresholds. The adjusted thresholds take effect on April 3, and will remain in effect...more

Tronox Runs Into Procedural Quagmire with Challenges to Cristal Acquisition

The FTC Challenge: The FTC pursued an administrative challenge against Tronox's proposed acquisition of Cristal without also seeking a preliminary injunction. Following an HSR investigation, the FTC normally seeks a...more

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