The Federal Trade Commission announced the annual revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). The thresholds are revised annually based...more
1/15/2025
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Threshold Requirements
The Federal Trade Commission announced the annual revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). The thresholds are revised annually based...more
1/24/2024
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Antitrust Division ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
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Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced revised thresholds (“2024 Thresholds”) applicable to Section 8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 19. The thresholds are adjusted annually based on changes in gross national...more
The Federal Trade Commission announced the annual revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). The thresholds are revised annually based...more
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced revised thresholds (“2023 Thresholds”) applicable to Section 8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 19. The thresholds are adjusted annually based on changes in gross national...more
The Federal Trade Commission announced the annual revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). The thresholds are revised annually based...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. Included in this massive bill was the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 (the “Fee Modernization Act”)....more
The business community was put on notice last week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resignations of seven directors from five corporate boards following what DOJ called the “first in a broader review of...more
11/1/2022
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Competition ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Section 8 ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced increased financial thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). Following statutory amendments...more
In a direction consistent with 2020, the filing thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) will decrease. Following statutory amendments made in 2000, the thresholds are...more
Along with the HSR filing thresholds, the Federal Trade Commission recently lowered the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one person from...more
Along with the HSR filing thresholds, the Federal Trade Commission recently increased the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act.
Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one person...more
Effective February 27, 2020, the filing thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) have increased. Following statutory amendments made in 2000, the thresholds are...more
The Federal Trade Commission has published its annual revision of the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The new, slightly higher thresholds are effective as of March 4, 2019....more
Effective April 3, 2019, the jurisdictional thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), will increase. Pursuant to statutory amendments made in 2000, the thresholds are...more