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Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Filing Fees, and Other HSR Developments

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These announcements come alongside the impending overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing process scheduled to take effect on February 10, 2025—subject to potential delay based on President Trump’s January 20, 2025...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FTC Announces HSR Threshold and Filing Fee Increases for 2025 Transactions

As a result of the increase in the U.S. Gross National Product (GNP) for 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced an increase in the jurisdictional filing thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more

McCarter & English, LLP

2025 Updates to US Merger Filing Thresholds, Filing Fees, and Interlocking Directorate Exemptions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025, increased reporting thresholds for transactions. Annually, the FTC reviews and adjusts the premerger notification reporting thresholds for reporting...more

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FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees for 2025

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As expected, the mandatory notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act), will be increasing. The Size of Transaction threshold will jump from $119.5 million,...more

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Antitrust Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2025

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There were a number of significant developments in antitrust law in 2024, including some major wins for the government in merger enforcement, increased focus on competition concerns related to algorithmic pricing, and...more

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Trump Likely to Shift FTC's Antitrust Stance on Energy Mergers

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The incoming Trump administration suggests a potential return to more traditional levels of antitrust enforcement for energy industry mergers and a departure from novel theories of harm seen under current Federal Trade...more

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Antitrust in focus - November 2024

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New U.S. merger control filing forms to take effect in February 2025 - Following publication in the Federal Register, the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification forms will become effective on February 10, 2025....more

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New HSR Form Brings Significant Impact for Deals: A Deep Dive into What Has Changed

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On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (the Antitrust Agencies) finalized and released significant updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form. The updates are...more

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Antitrust in Focus - October 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

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U.S. DOJ Seeks Rare USD3.5 million “Gun Jumping” Penalty For Alleged Pre-Closing Conduct In Violation Of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

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On August 5, 2024, the United States Department of Justice filed a rare gun jumping civil lawsuit and proposed settlement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against a global sports and...more

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Biden Administration Enlists Public in Effort to Identify Potential Antitrust Violations in Healthcare Sector

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the launch of “an easily accessible online portal for the public to report health care...more

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Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Take Effect March 6, 2024

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after March 6, 2024....more

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FTC Announces 2024 Thresholds Under HSR Act and Clayton Act

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The Federal Trade Commission has announced revisions to HSR Act and Clayton Act Section 8 thresholds, which are indexed annually in alignment with prior year economic activity. As is our annual practice, this alert identifies...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC Updates 2024 Thresholds for HSR and Interlocking Directorates

The Federal Trade Commission announced that as of February 23, 2024, the reporting thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2024 Annual Updates to the United States Pre-Merger Notification (HSR Act) and Interlocking Directorates Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more

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2024 Increases to HSR Thresholds, Filing Fees, HSR Penalties and Interlocking Directorate Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced updated filing thresholds and related filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”). The new HSR Act thresholds will...more

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2024 HSR Filing Thresholds and Filing Fees Announced; 2024 Interlocking Directorate Thresholds Announced

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On Jan. 22, the FTC announced the 2024 filing thresholds under the HSR Act, as well as the 2024 filing fees. The new thresholds will be published in the Federal Register in the coming days....more

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UPDATE: Are Hospital Acquisitions with COPA Authorization Exempt from HSR Premerger Notification?

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In my earlier post in the Antitrust Advocate Blog, I noted recent setbacks that the Federal Trade Commission has experienced with respect to its regulatory authority. I then asked whether the FTC would suffer another...more

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FTC Sues Private Equity Firm, Portfolio Company Over Anesthesiology Roll-Up Strategy

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Sept. 21, 2023, sued a private equity firm in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas over an alleged decade-long "roll-up" strategy to consolidate anesthesiology...more

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FTC sues PE fund and its portfolio company, signaling continued and growing focus on PE funds and roll-up acquisitions

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On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a groundbreaking complaint in federal court against PE fund Welsh Carson and its portfolio company, U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP), making good on its promise...more

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US Antitrust Regulators Continue to Crack Down on Interlocking Directorates, and the FTC Expands Scope of Clayton Act to...

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On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an agreement with natural gas producer EQT Corporation (EQT) and private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum) to resolve concerns stemming from alleged...more

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FTC Proposed Settlement Requires Private Equity Firm to Divest Shares, Relinquish Potential Board Seat, and Other Expansive...

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”), and the new proposed merger guidelines have all called out private equity transactions for particular scrutiny. The FTC just...more

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FTC, DOJ Issue Updated Merger Guidelines

Last week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed 13 new federal guidelines for mergers and acquisitions—the first comprehensive update to the guidelines in over a decade and the...more

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FTC and DOJ publish long-awaited draft of proposed merger guidelines

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On July 19, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (“the agencies”) released their 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines (the “2023 draft guidelines” or the “revised guidelines”). The publication of...more

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Hot Antitrust Enforcement Climate Reaches Private Equity

Antitrust enforcement has been heating up over the last few years in several areas – notably in healthcare and labor. As the antitrust climate intensifies and spreads, private equity (PE) firms are starting to feel the heat,...more

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