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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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Washington Enacts “Mini-HSR” Law, Expanding State-Level Premerger Filing Requirements

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On April 4, Washington became the first state to adopt the Uniform Premerger Notification Act (Act) when Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the bill into law. The new statute imposes state-level premerger filing...more

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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

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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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HSR Overhaul Goes Into Effect

In a significant milestone for antitrust merger practice and after considerable uncertainty, new HSR rules came into effect today, February 10, 2025. Companies engaged in M&A now face higher burdens in preparing filings,...more

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FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees for 2025

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As expected, the mandatory notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act), will be increasing. The Size of Transaction threshold will jump from $119.5 million,...more

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