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Washington State First to Adopt "Baby HSR" Act

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Legislatures in several states have recently introduced bills that would require certain parties who submit Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings to the federal government to provide that same information to the state. On...more

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New HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds announced for 2025

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On 10 January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

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FTC Raises Hart-­Scott-­Rodino Thresholds and Filing Fees for 2025

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025 that it will raise the Hart­-Scott­-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds. The increased thresholds will go into effect 30 days after...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Illumina/Grail: EU Court Overturns Below-Threshold Merger Review Policy

On September 3, 2024, the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled that the European Commission (EC) had no jurisdiction to review Illumina’s acquisition of Grail, overturning the EU’s revised Article 22...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Next Chapter in the Serial: U.S. Antitrust Agencies Heighten Focus on Roll-Up Strategies

Serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies are facing intense scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division request public comment on how these types of...more

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - important changes to the UK's existing competition law

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As we reported previously, on 25 April this year the UK Government introduced the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC Bill”). Many of the headlines about the DMCC Bill have understandably related to the new...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Risk Allocation in Merger Agreements in an Era of Increased Enforcement

Our antitrust practice is pleased to present a new report addressing the prevalence of risk-shifting provisions in merger agreements. As antitrust agencies continue to galvanize enforcement efforts, such provisions have...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The FTC Explains How It Determines Whether a Transaction Is Structured for the Purpose of Avoiding the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...

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How a transaction gets structured raises a multitude of issues, including whether the transaction might be reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR”). Structuring a transaction for the purpose...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - May 2019

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UNITED STATES: JANUARY - MARCH 2019 UPDATE - In the first quarter of 2019, vertical merger enforcement continued to be a hot topic for the US antitrust agencies. The Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s decision in...more

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M&A Corporate Buyer Beware: More Antitrust Challenges to Closed Deals

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Despite widespread skepticism that antitrust enforcement would be a Trump administration priority, activity has not lessened. In fact, there has been a substantial increase in challenges to mergers and acquisitions that...more

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