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FTC Finalizes Major Rewrite of HSR Filing Requirements

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to issue a final rule that implements significant changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form and accompanying instructions. While the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Adopts Final HSR Rules, Substantially Expanding M&A Filing Requirements for Parties

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On October 10, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 5-0 to adopt new Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) rules, which will substantially expand filing requirements for parties when the new rules go into effect. The...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Passes Overhaul of HSR Filing Regime

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it unanimously approved a much-anticipated final rulemaking that will radically change the form and substance of Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings. The new...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

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2024 HSR Thresholds Announced: $119.5 million

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As required by the HSR Act, on January 22, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its annual adjustments to the reporting thresholds and filing fees. The key number to remember is now $119.5 million. ...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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Overview of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies) recently issued the Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022 (the Report). Covering the...more

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Major proposed changes to US antitrust rules present new hurdles

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Under the Biden administration, the US antitrust agencies—the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ)—have proposed widespread changes to antitrust policy, creating uncertainty for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

As US Antitrust Agencies Double Down on Merger Enforcement Approach, New Deal Strategies Emerge

Key Points - - New draft merger guidelines reflect the aggressive approach that has defined merger enforcement in the Biden administration, including novel theories of harm. - Proposed changes to HSR notification will make...more

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FTC Proposes Sweeping Changes to US Merger Filing Requirements

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On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in concurrence with the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a proposal to drastically overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Potential Hart-Scott-Rodino Changes on the Horizon

For the first time in 45 years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are pursuing an overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing rules....more

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Proposed Overhaul of HSR Form Will Dramatically Increase Burden on Filers

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Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Antitrust Agencies”) announced proposed changes to the premerger notification process that mark the most...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC and DOJ Propose Radical Reforms to HSR Filings: Changes Would Impose Considerably Greater Burden on Merging Parties

On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly announced a proposed overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing requirements. The proposed changes, detailed in a formal...more

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US antitrust agencies propose sweeping and burdensome changes to HSR Form

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On 27 June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in coordination with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice) to make extensive changes to the information...more

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FTC Proposes Sweeping Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Filing Requirements

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On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, announced a wide range of significant proposed changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) pre-merger...more

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Significant fines imposed in HSR failure to file actions

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On December 22, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they had entered into settlements with Clarence L. Werner and Biglari Holdings Inc. (Biglari)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ Antitrust Head Endorses Tightened Merger Laws

On Tuesday, December 1, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim expressed support for tightening restrictions with respect to merger laws for dominant companies....more

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Investment Firms Be on Alert: Antitrust Agencies Propose Changes that Would Increase HSR Filings

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The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “Agencies”) recently proposed two changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) rules that, if implemented, will materially impact private...more

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Impact of COVID-19 on US and EU Merger Review and Enforcement

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Last week, in response to the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID19), the antitrust agencies in the United States and European Union issued policies that will affect, and may delay, merger filings and reviews. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SPECIAL FUND ALERT: Proposed HSR Rule Amendment: Foreign Today but Not Tomorrow?

On November 8, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) proposed changes to the premerger notification rules (“Rules”) relating to how U.S. and foreign...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FTC: New HSR Thresholds for 2019

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The annual adjustment of the dollar thresholds for pre-acquisition filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act will take effect late March. All transactions closing on or after the effective date will be governed by the new...more

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Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $90 Million

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The US Federal Trade Commission recently announced increased thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and for determining whether parties trigger the prohibition against interlocking directors...more

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HSR Filing Threshold Increases Announced; Tops $90MM for the First Time

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on February 15, 2019, that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised about 6.6 percent from the...more

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