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Epstein Becker & Green

Latest Status of Proposed Merger Guidelines

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The public comment period for the 2023 draft updates to the Merger Guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”) issued by the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice has closed, and it is possible to review the 1,600...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

FTC Proposes New HSR Filing Requirements

Companies pursuing acquisitions that require a filing in the United States under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) may, by year-end, face vastly expanded disclosure requirements necessitating far greater investments in time,...more

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Proposed Changes to HSR Notification Form Would Intensify Scrutiny on Private Equity Funds: Some Thoughts on What to Expect and...

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As described in our Client Alert of July 6, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed on June 27, 2023, a massive overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger notification...more

Smith Anderson

FTC Proposes Major Expansion and Revision of HSR Rules and Form

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On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released proposed changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR” or the “Act”) premerger notification...more

WilmerHale

FTC and DOJ Propose Sweeping Changes to HSR Notification Form: Convergence and Intensifying Idiosyncrasy

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For the first time in 45 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed on June 27, 2023, a massive overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FTC and DOJ propose substantial changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Form for first time in its history

On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ, and together with the FTC, the Agencies) announced proposed changes to the premerger notification filing...more

Stevens & Lee

FTC Calls for Major Changes in Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on June 27 issued a proposed rule pursuant to which it would amend its Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR”) form and instructions and in so doing make major “top-to-bottom” changes for the first...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FTC and DOJ Propose More Demanding and Lengthy HSR Filing Process

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The agencies’ proposed rulemaking would add significant complexity, substance, and time to US antitrust premerger notifications. On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in collaboration with the US Department...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

FTC and DOJ Propose Overhaul of U.S. Merger Review Process

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Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a major overhaul of the U.S. merger control reporting process. Among other things, the FTC’s proposed changes would require...more

BakerHostetler

FTC Proposes Sweeping Changes to HSR Reporting Requirements

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On June 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release[1] announcing proposed changes to reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act). Under...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SPECIAL FUND ALERT: Proposed HSR Rule Amendment: Foreign Today but Not Tomorrow?

On November 8, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) proposed changes to the premerger notification rules (“Rules”) relating to how U.S. and foreign...more

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