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Gun-Jumping Merger Controls Energy Sector

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FTC Announces Record $5.6 Million Gun-Jumping Fine and Reminds Parties of Perils of Prematurely Transferring Beneficial Ownership...

On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement for crude oil producers XCL Resource Holdings, LLC; Verdun Oil Company; and EP Energy LLC to pay a record-breaking $5.6 million civil...more

Bracewell LLP

FTC Imposes Record Fine on Oil Companies for Illegal Pre-Merger Conduct

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On January, 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that crude oil producers XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II LLC (Verdun) and EP Energy LLC (EP) collectively will pay a $5.68 million...more

Snell & Wilmer

FTC Imposes Rarely Seen “Gun-Jumping” Penalty to the Tune of $5.6 Million

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rang in the new year this week by announcing that three crude oil producers had agreed to pay a $5.6 million fine to settle claims that they engaged in unlawful “gun-jumping” by prematurely...more

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