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The Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1976 establishing the federal premerger notification program. Under the Act, parties contemplating mergers or... more +
The Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1976 establishing the federal premerger notification program. Under the Act, parties contemplating mergers or acquisitions must notify the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission prior to completing the transaction. Once notified, the DOJ and FTC investigate and make a determination as to whether the proposed transaction will adversely impact U.S. commerce and competition within the market. less -
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The FSR Frontier: Foreign Subsidy Scrutiny on Both Sides of the Atlantic

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Regulators around the world are concerned with foreign subsidies. In the United States, on 10 October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted 5–0 to adopt new rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Antitrust Improvements...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q3 2024

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The US antitrust regulators continued to aggressively challenge transactions and associated Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) violations during the third quarter of 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) litigated two merger...more

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DAMITT Q3 2024: Tricks and Treats in Merger Enforcement

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We had previously questioned whether the new approach to Article 22 EUMR followed by the EC would herald a new era in EU merger control, leading to an increased number of deals being reviewed, and more importantly an...more

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Antitrust in Focus - October 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

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DAMITT Q2 2024: Abandonments Dominate the Podium in Merger Enforcement

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The U.S. agencies concluded 11 significant merger investigations in the first half of 2024—just one shy of the total concluded in all of 2023. Activity has picked up considerably since last year but is still below the...more

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European Commission Merger Policy Speech Reflects Alignment with US Agency Policy, Pre-2021

Today's speech by Guillaume Loriot -- the EC's Deputy Director General for Mergers -- is worth a read. Without agreeing necessarily with all of the enforcement decisions described therein, it is striking how much the speech...more

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Antitrust scrutiny of private equity deals intensifies

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Traditionally, private equity firms were seen as benign investors from an antitrust perspective. This is changing. In the past 12 months, PE-funded acquisitions have faced progressively more rigorous scrutiny by antitrust...more

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Public Company Watch: February 2024

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In the February edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including Exxon Mobil filing a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment to exclude a shareholder proposal from Arjuna...more

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Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - January 2024

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Welcome to the January 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more

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DAMITT 2023 Annual Report: Minding the Gap in Merger Enforcement

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Only 12 significant merger investigations concluded in 2023—a drop of 40 percent from just last year and by far the lowest in DAMITT history. This observed and verifiable drop sharply contrasts with recent reports that...more

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Antitrust in focus - January 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Noah Brumfield, partner based in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley, is our editor this month. He has selected: ...more

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Antitrust Issues in Renewable Energy - November 2023

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Participants in the renewable energy industry should be aware of antitrust and competition rules because renewable energy is no longer a nascent field. Europe generated almost 40% of its electricity from renewable sources in...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2023

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APRIL – JUNE 2023: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - • Federal Trade Commission Unveils Proposal Detailing Significant Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Merger Notifications On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade...more

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Crackdown on procedural infringements

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European Union - In May 2022, the GC upheld the EC's €28 million fine imposed on Canon for gun jumping in the context of a so-called warehousing structure. Interestingly, the GC ruled that the standstill obligation does...more

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Year-End Omnibus Bill Includes First HSR Filing Fee Increases in More Than Twenty Years, Larger Agency Budgets, and New Foreign...

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (“Omnibus Bill”). The “Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022” substantially changes the filing fee schedule (with...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2022

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APRIL – JUNE 2022: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - • An Overview of Agency Merger Challenges from January 2021 through June 2022 Parties continue to be cautious in litigating challenged transactions. Since...more

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DAMITT Q2 2022: Is Merger Enforcement Taking a Conservative Turn?

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In both our DAMITT 2021 Report and our Q1 2022 Report, we warned that parties to transactions subject to significant merger investigations were more likely to see the FTC or DOJ sue to block their deal or push them to abandon...more

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DAMITT Q1 2022: Significant Merger Investigations Face Steeper Hurdles to Settlement

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In the U.S., “significant” merger investigations include Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act reportable transactions for which the result of the investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Antitrust Division of the...more

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Antitrust in focus September 2021

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Marinus Winters, Counsel based in Amsterdam, is our editor this month. He has selected...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - August 2021 Q2

APRIL – JUNE 2021: HIGHLIGHTS - UNITED STATES - - The premerger notification landscape continues to shift as filings reach another record high, and the US Congress contemplates increases to filing fees and New York...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - May 2021

JANUARY – MARCH 2021: HIGHLIGHTS - UNITED STATES - - As the United States rounds the corner toward getting the COVID-19 epidemic under control within its borders, the US antitrust enforcers have seen a major spike in...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - February 2021

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2020 UPDATE - UNITED STATES - Despite initial obstacles because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 rounded out to be the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) enforcement in the United States...more

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DAMITT 2020 Report: Antitrust merger enforcement trends amid the pandemic, U.S. elections and Brexit

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The Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) is a quarterly release from Dechert LLP’s Antitrust/Competition practice reporting on trends in significant merger control investigations in the United States...more

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DAMITT Q3 2020: Trump/Biden U.S. Election Antitrust Preview; End of Brexit Transition Period in Sight

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The Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) is a quarterly release from Dechert LLP reporting on trends in significant merger control investigations in the United States (U.S.) and European Union (EU). ...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - October 2020

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JULY - SEPTEMBER 2020 UPDATE - UNITED STATES- Mergers and acquisitions in the United States appear to be bouncing back after a muted start to the year due to COVID-19. Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings in Q3 2020 were up...more

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