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April 2025 HSR Rebound: Regulatory Shifts, Tariff Tensions, and M&A Impacts

Background Note: The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act established the Premerger Notification Program, requiring certain mergers and acquisitions to be reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q1 2025

JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more

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Washington Introduces State-Level Merger Notification Rules

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States’ merger review and enforcement initiatives continue to expand as Washington adopts the nation’s first “mini-HSR” rule. On April 4, 2025, the State of Washington passed the Antitrust Premerger Notification Act...more

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Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour d’avril 2025

Bienvenue à l’édition d’avril de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes présente...more

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Washington Enacts Broad Premerger Notification Law: The Cutting Edge of State Merger Review

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On April 4, 2025, Washington became the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (Model Act), requiring parties to certain notifiable transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more

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2025 M&A Outlook: Market Shake-Ups and Dealmaking Opportunities

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This report recaps significant M&A trends, developments and challenges from 2024 that will continue to play out over the next year, and highlights emerging market shake-ups and drivers. It provides key takeaways for...more

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Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Mergers, Acquisitions,...

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This episode is part of our “Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation” series, where we discuss trends in consolidation and closures in higher education, and outline common characteristics of...more

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Transparency In Merger Enforcement: Taking Stock of the Deals That Didn't Bark

More than 82% of merger enforcement actions announced by the U.S. antitrust agencies in 2024 involved a litigated challenge (complaint) or the deal being abandoned. But only 17 enforcement actions were reported in total—well...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Competition Authority Launches Consultation on Merger Remedies: A Shift Toward Flexibility and Growth?

On March 12, 2025, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a consultation on its approach to merger remedies, asking whether the authority should permit more complex remedies in Phase I investigations and...more

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Antitrust Enforcement in Energy M&A in the Trump Era — 4 Issues to Watch

As CERAWeek begins in Houston, dealmakers in the energy sector will surely be asking how the second Trump Administration antitrust enforcers will treat energy deals. As a prelude, no industry has a longer history with...more

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UAE Competition Law: New Turnover-Based Merger Control Threshold

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The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) recently announced a turnover-based threshold for merger control filings that supplements the Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 (“UAE 2023 Competition Law”). The 2023 law stated that a...more

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2025 M&A Report

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This year’s M&A Report offers a detailed review of the M&A market and outlook, including a breakdown by various geographies and industry sectors. We examine what might be in store with antitrust and CFIUS under the Trump...more

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FTC’s 2025 Adjustments to HSR Filing Thresholds, Merger Filing Fees, and Interlocking Directorates

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

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Colombia Establishes New Economic Thresholds for Reporting Business Integrations in 2025

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By means of Resolution No. 81005 of 2024, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio or SIC) of Colombia established the new economic thresholds that will govern the notification of...more

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Eastern District Of Virginia Overrules Objections To Proposed Divestiture Of Doorskin Manufacturing Plant

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On December 13, 2024, Judge Robert E. Payne of the Eastern District of Virginia, in a long-running private action that had previously found a consummated merger to be unlawful, overruled defendant’s objections to the required...more

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Deal Done: Mandatory Merger Clearance in Australia Becomes Law

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It is now confirmed that Australia will have a mandatory and suspensory (competition) pre-merger clearance regime with the passing of legislation last week....more

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Australia enacts mandatory merger control law

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Australia’s mandatory suspensory merger control regime will come into force on 1 January 2026 following the passing of legislation by both houses of Parliament, representing a major shift for businesses, their advisors and...more

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Juntos - September 2024

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Welcome to Juntos, our bulletin that explores antitrust and competition developments across US-Latin America. In this issue, we look at key headlines from throughout 2024....more

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Faster, Stronger, and Simpler? Australia’s New Merger Control Regime

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On 10 April 2024, Australia’s Federal Government announced far-reaching reforms to its merger control regime, most notably the introduction of a new single, mandatory and suspensory, merger control system. The reform package...more

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DOD Contemplating Increased Scrutiny of Defense M&A Transactions

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a report focusing on the risks associated with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the defense space and concluded that the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD)...more

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The Year Ahead for M&A Regulation in Brussels - BCLP’s Top 5 Things to Watch in 2024

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2024 is shaping up to be a year of significant change in Brussels. European Parliamentary elections in June will be followed by the appointment of a new Commission in the autumn....more

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Blakes Competitive Edge™: January 2024 Update

Welcome to the January issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more

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FTC and DOJ Issue Final Merger Guidelines That Expand Reviews and Limit Combinations

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After "an extensive public consultation process" since late July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Dec. 18, 2023, jointly announced the release of final Merger...more

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Federal Government to Significantly Overhaul the Competition Act

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Following several years of lively public discussion, two high-profile consultations and the introduction of several “interim amendments” to the Competition Act in 2022, the federal government has now tabled two new bills...more

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Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour d’octobre 2023

Bienvenue à l’édition de novembre d’Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes présente un survol...more

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