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Disconnecting Companies: DOJ and FTC Push for Broader Interlocking Directorate Liability

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On January 10, 2025, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in Musk v. Altman, signaling a late push by the government to expand the scope of liability for interlocking...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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Interlocking Directorates in the Antitrust Crosshairs

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent multipronged challenge to EQT Corporation’s acquisition from the Quantum Energy Partners private equity investment group “marks the FTC’s first case in 40 years that enforces...more

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FTC Acts to Remedy Interlocking Director and Information Exchange Concerns in Oil & Gas Transaction

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On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission took action to resolve its antitrust concerns associated with a proposed transaction between EQT Corporation (EQT) and private equity firm QEP Partners, LP (Quantum) pursuant...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division cracks down on interlocking directorates

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On 19 October 2022, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) announced that seven directors have agreed to resign from the boards of directors of five companies in response to the Division’s...more

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