My transaction does not require an HSR filing. That means we don’t have to worry about potential antitrust issues, right? WRONG.
The HSR Act requires that parties to certain transactions submit a premerger notification...more
11/15/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Selling a Business ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Waiting Periods
Earlier this year, we covered the widespread interest in tech giants among international competition authorities, as well as the potential for divergence in intensity and type of enforcement across jurisdictions. We observed...more
8/2/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Australia ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
E-Commerce ,
Facebook ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Internet Retailers ,
Investigations ,
Online Platforms ,
Search Engines ,
Social Media
The FTC and the DOJ Antitrust Division have again warned companies, along with their board members and officers, of the legal prohibition on interlocking directorates: when an individual, or an organization’s agent(s),...more
Tech giants have captured the attention of competition agencies around the world. As we have previously shared, the FTC is in the midst of a series of hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century...more
Antitrust policy, once relegated to wonk status, has taken center stage in recent years: it seems as if each day there is a new debate over the need – or lack thereof – for more robust competition enforcement in today’s...more