On January 22, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its annual adjustments for notification thresholds regarding proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more
These announcements come alongside the impending overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing process scheduled to take effect on February 10, 2025—subject to potential delay based on President Trump’s January 20, 2025...more
On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published new, higher notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The HSR Act requires the FTC to adjust...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025, increased reporting thresholds for transactions. Annually, the FTC reviews and adjusts the premerger notification reporting thresholds for reporting...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more
On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (the Antitrust Agencies) finalized and released significant updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form. The updates are...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), adopted final rules overhauling the premerger notification form and filing...more
Below is a summary of some of the most important points made by antitrust enforcers who participated in panels at the ABA Antitrust Section’s annual Spring Meeting....more
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
The Federal Trade Commission announced that as of February 23, 2024, the reporting thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more
In January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made three important announcements for M&A practitioners....more
For companies in the energy and chemical sectors, the potential for antitrust scrutiny is an ever-present concern. The next round of enforcement inquiries is never further away than the next jump in commodity prices or the...more
Companies should take a proactive approach as US antitrust agencies continue to enforce Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division (the...more
On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“the FTC”) marked its first enforcement action of the prohibitions on interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act in over 40 years. Section 8 prohibits an...more
The American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section held its annual Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, on March 29–31, 2023. The Spring Meeting sessions featured updates from federal, state, and international antitrust...more
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
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
The new Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) thresholds will go into effect on February 27, 2023 and will apply to all transactions closing on or after that date. As previewed in...more
On 23 January 2023, 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
Key Points - The HSR Act requires parties that meet certain transaction size and other tests to file premerger notification forms for mergers and other transactions with both the Federal Trade Commission and Department of...more
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
Based on recent announcements and remarks of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) leadership, it is clear that Section 8 of the Clayton Act, prohibiting “interlocking directorates,” is an enforcement priority...more
On June 3, 2022, Department of Justice Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant General Richard A. Powers reiterated the Division’s intent to bring more cases to trial and touted the Division’s record number of open...more
On January 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) in the Federal Register. The FTC revises...more