Our latest edition explores the top merger control trends across the EU, US, UK, Middle East and Australia, and the outlook for 2025.
EU and US merger control enforcement: quo vadis?
In the EU, Executive Vice...more
1/20/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Under the Biden administration, the US antitrust agencies—the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ)—have proposed widespread changes to antitrust policy, creating uncertainty for...more
12/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Taiwan
The past two years have witnessed significant geopolitical fracturing and macroeconomic difficulties that continue to hamper certain dealmaking. Several sectors have posted transactional lows throughout 2023, and persistent...more
12/11/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Debt Financing ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Hong Kong ,
International Trade ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Taiwan ,
Trade Secrets ,
United States
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was busy in its first year under the Biden administration. Over the past year, the FTC announced several important policy and process changes that may have significant implications for US...more
2/8/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Buyers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investigations ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Warning Letters
Taiwanese companies could feel the impact of the current push for wide-scale change -
Within less than a year after taking office, the Biden administration's antitrust leaders are pushing for wide-scale changes to the US...more
10/4/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investigations ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Taiwan ,
Technology Sector
There have been a number of developments in merger control in 2020 and Q1 2021. Some are related to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are borne out of the ambitions and changes sought by individual...more