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K&L Gates LLP

Australian Mandatory Merger Clearance: Regime Details Starting to Emerge – Government Publishes Draft Determination, ACCC...

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On 28 March 2025, the Australian Government (the Government) published its draft Determination providing the beginnings of detail about the acquisitions that are the subject of mandatory notification, some of the exceptions...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Agencies Seek Information on Serial Acquisitions

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a public inquiry seeking information concerning serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies....more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Navigating the New Norm: Further Changes to Canada’s Competition Act in Effect

Parliament recently passed Bill C-59 (the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023), which include important changes to Canada’s Competition Act, many of which are now in force. These amendments follow the already...more

Jenner & Block

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

Baker Donelson

FTC and DOJ Propose Major Overhaul of Merger Guidelines

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On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies) issued revised Merger Guidelines (Proposed Guidelines) that if adopted would lead to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Bureau of Competition Rescinds Treatment of Debt as Consideration under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act

Key Takeaways - Prior informal interpretations from the Premerger Notification Office have permitted companies to exclude debt paid off at closing from the calculation of the statutory size of transaction test, under...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Protecting the Crown Jewels: U.K. Introduces Expansive National Security & Investment Bill

1. Summary The United Kingdom (U.K.) government published the National Security and Investment Bill (“NSI Bill” or “Bill”) on November 11, 2020, the aim of which is to strengthen the government’s powers to scrutinize and...more

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Transaction "Designed" to Evade Merger Control Leads to U.S. and EU Penalties

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The Development: Antitrust authorities in the United States and European Union have assessed penalties and fines against Canon, and in the United States, Toshiba, for structuring a transaction to avoid premerger notification...more

Bracewell LLP

FTC Warns That Money Doesn't Have to Change Hands to Trigger HSR Filing

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In a recent blog posting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an important reminder that companies and individuals may have reportable transactions under the Hart-Scott Rodino (HSR) Act even if no payment exchanges...more

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FTC Cautions On M&A Antitrust Risks in Pre-merger Information Exchanges

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The Federal Trade Commission, through its blog, last week cautioned against the pre-closing exchange of competitively sensitive information—especially current (and future) prices, strategic plans and costs. While...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Trade Commission Announces 2018 Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds

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On Friday, January 27, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised “size of transaction” thresholds for 2018 for reporting proposed mergers and acquisitions under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, as added by...more

Hogan Lovells

New HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds announced for 2018

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On 26 January 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced

On January 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced revised, higher thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The filing thresholds are revised annually, based on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC Revises Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds; Minimum Size for Reportable Transactions Increases to $84.4 Million

• The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 requires parties to transactions meeting certain size and other tests to file premerger notification forms with both the Federal Trade Commission and Department of...more

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HSR and Interlocking Directorate Thresholds Announced for 2017

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On 19 January 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the annual jurisdictional adjustments for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more

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