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U.S. Antitrust Agencies Propose Sweeping Changes to the HSR Premerger Notification Program

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On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in collaboration with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a proposal to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification program. If adopted, the...more

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FTC Announces Annual Increases to HSR Thresholds, HSR Filing Fees, Interlocking Directorates Safe Harbor, and Maximum Civil...

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The 2024 adjusted HSR threshold is $119.5 million and goes into effect on March 6, 2024. All transactions valued below that amount will be exempt from the HSR filing requirement. The 2024 adjusted Size of Party thresholds...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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US Merger Filing Thresholds and Filing Fees 2024 Updates

Annually, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reviews and adjusts the premerger notification reporting thresholds for reporting acquisitions of voting securities, assets, or noncorporate interests (each a Transaction) under...more

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FTC Announces 2024 Thresholds Under HSR Act

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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

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Client Alert: FTC Announces 2024 HSR Thresholds

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The annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act reporting thresholds have arrived. The new thresholds for notification will apply to all transactions that close on or after the effective date of the notice, which is...more

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Most Significant Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Changes in Decades Signal Rise in Antitrust Enforcement, and Need for Enhanced M&A...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced revised jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. These include annual revisions to filing thresholds and a new six-tier filing fee...more

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FTC Announces Increase in Filing Thresholds Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for 2023 for Premerger Notifications and Interlocking...

HSR Notice Thresholds Have Increased. On January 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its revised annual threshold that determines whether companies may be required to notify federal antitrust authorities...more

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HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees Substantially Increased for 2023

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act requires parties to transactions that meet certain thresholds to notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and observe a waiting period prior to closing unless...more

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FTC Announces Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds and Filing Fees Effective Feb. 27, 2023

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's 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 Feb. 27,...more

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FTC Announces 2023 Increase in HSR Notification Thresholds and Effective Date for Increased Filing Fees

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds, which will become effective on Monday, February 27, 2023. The revised thresholds...more

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FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds for 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced Jan. 23 annual revisions to the applicable thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”). These revisions will apply to...more

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FTC Announces New Filing Fees Up to $2.25 Million and Annual Changes to US HSR Thresholds (2023)

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds – effective for deals closing on or after February 27, 2023 – and the new HSR merger filing fees....more

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Client Alert: FTC Announces Increased Reporting Thresholds

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On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced increased reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the Act). The new thresholds will go into effect on...more

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Merger Notification Thresholds and Filing Fees to Increase

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 23, 2023, the implementation of increased thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) as well as...more

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FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds and New Filing Fee Schedule

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On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustment of the jurisdictional thresholds for pre-merger notification filings under the Hart‐Scott‐Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR...more

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Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments

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In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made three important announcements for M&A practitioners. This article summarizes the HSR Act’s requirements and reports on relevant developments in 2022....more

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HSR Size of Transaction Threshold to Increase to $101 Million

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On January 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Effective February 23, 2022, the lowest size-of-transaction filing threshold...more

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FTC Announces 2022 Changes to HSR and Clayton Act Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that the reporting thresholds under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the Act), will be increased....more

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New 2022 HSR Thresholds Announced

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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

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Increase in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments

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In January 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made two important announcements for M&A practitioners. First, on January 24, the FTC announced the annual adjustment of the thresholds that trigger premerger reporting...more

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2022 HSR Thresholds Announced: $101 Million

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As required by the HSR Act, on January 21, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its annual adjustments to the reporting thresholds. The key number to remember is now $101 million. Note, this is an increase...more

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FTC Announces Decreased HSR Thresholds for 2021

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) requires that parties to mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions of a certain size notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of...more

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FTC Reduces Notice Thresholds Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for 2021, Increases Penalties, and Temporarily Suspends Expedited...

On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its revised annual threshold that determines whether companies may be required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a proposed merger or acquisition...more

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Decrease in HSR Reportability Thresholds and Other HSR Developments

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On February 2, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual adjustment of the thresholds that trigger premerger reporting obligations (and the mandatory waiting period) under the Hart-Scott Rodino (HSR)...more

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