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Annually Adjusted Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds and Filing Fees Take Effect Feb. 21, 2025

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's revisions to the thresholds and filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or...more

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HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees Increased for 2025

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act requires parties to transactions that meet certain thresholds to notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and observe a waiting period prior to closing unless...more

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2025 HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees Announced by Federal Trade Commission

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced new, higher, premerger Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and higher filing fees for some transactions, which will take effect on February 21, 2025. The new...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $126.4 Million

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). The FTC revises the HSR Act thresholds...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Announces Updated HSR Filing Thresholds for 2025

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

Cooley LLP

Key Considerations as FTC, DOJ Significantly Change HSR Premerger Notification Requirements

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On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a unanimous 5-0 vote to finalize changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification program, including changes to the HSR form and associated...more

Jenner & Block

U.S. Antitrust Agencies Propose Sweeping Changes to the HSR Premerger Notification Program

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On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in collaboration with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a proposal to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification program. If adopted, the...more

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FTC Announces 2024 Increase in HSR Notification Thresholds and Filing Fees

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds and HSR filing fees, which will become effective on March 6, 2024. The revised...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $119.5 Million; Filing Fee Increases Going Into Effect Soon

On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). The FTC revises the HSR Act thresholds...more

A&O Shearman

FTC announces increase in HSR filing thresholds and increase to HSR premerger filing fees

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The FTC revises the jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds annually based on the change in gross national product. The FTC also revises filing fees annually based on changes to the consumer price index under Division GG of...more

Hogan Lovells

New HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds announced for 2024

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On January 22, 2024, 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

Venable LLP

FTC Set to Reshape HSR Premerger Notification Process

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Merger control in the United States is on the cusp of significant change as the Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, prepares to finalize a proposed rule—first announced in June—that will...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2023 Annual Updates to the United States Pre-Merger Notification (HSR Act) and Interlocking Directorates Thresholds

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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

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HSR Size of Transaction Threshold to Increase to $111.4 Million

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On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Effective on February 27, 2023, the lowest size-of-transaction filing...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

FTC Announces Increase in Filing Thresholds Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for 2023 for Premerger Notifications and Interlocking...

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

Polsinelli

The New Hart-Scott-Rodino Magic Number is $111.4 million, and Big Changes in HSR Filing Fees

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR”) requires that transactions over a certain value be reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division at least 30 days prior to closing. That...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Antitrust Insight: FTC Announces Revised HSR Thresholds for 2023

Each January, the Federal Trade Commission announces the new thresholds for pre-merger notifications under the HSR Act, which are updated each year based on changes in the gross national product. This year’s revised...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2023 HSR Act Adjusted Filing Thresholds

On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act jurisdictional thresholds for 2023. The FTC is required by law to revise the HSR Act monetary jurisdictional thresholds...more

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FTC Announces Changes to HSR Thresholds and Fees

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On January 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published in the Federal Register changes in the reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR”). The FTC updates these...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

The New Hart-Scott-Rodino Filing Thresholds: The FTC and Congress Join Forces to Further President Biden’s Antitrust Agenda

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On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacted the most radical change to Hart-ScottRodino Act (HSR) filing thresholds in decades. Pursuant to the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, which was signed...more

Orrick - Antitrust Watch

“Modernized” HSR Filing Fees and Increased Filing Thresholds

Takeaways For the first time in more than two decades, HSR filing fees and fee tiers will be adjusted. The filing fees will range from $30,000 to $2.25 million and apply to HSR notifications filed on or after February 27,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FTC Announces Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds and Filing Fees Effective Feb. 27, 2023

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after Feb. 27,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

HSR Thresholds Increase for 2023; Filing Fees Go Up (and Down)

As normally happens in late January every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) thresholds. The HSR Act requires parties to certain mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures,...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: FTC Announces Increased Reporting Thresholds

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On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced increased reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the Act). The new thresholds will go into effect on...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FTC announces revised HSR notification thresholds and HSR filing fees for 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Monday, January 23, 2023 that the jurisdictional thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) will increase in 2023, including an...more

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