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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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 before closing unless...more
1/28/2022
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Size of Persons Test ,
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The Clayton Act ,
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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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On March 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) abandoned its effort to halt the $599 million merger of two Philadelphia-area hospital systems, Jefferson Health (Jefferson) and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network...more
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
1/30/2020
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Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
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
10/22/2019
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
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Hospitals ,
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Second Requests ,
Transaction Reporting
The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised thresholds applicable to Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) notification requirements, which will be effective in late February 2017. The revised thresholds are...more
1/25/2017
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The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements