On October 10, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") finalized significant updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Form and Instructions ("New HSR Rules"). On November 12, 2024, the New HSR Rules were published on...more
White & Case Global Antitrust Merger StatPak (WAMS)—the first real-time clearinghouse for global merger notification data—has analyzed merger notifications in reporting jurisdictions around the first half of calendar year...more
9/28/2023
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Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey See Significant Surge in Merger Filing Activity; US and EU Merger Filing Activity is Down Compared to 2021's Record Levels, But Still Above Historical Levels -
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12/20/2022
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Australia ,
Biden Administration ,
Brazil ,
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EU ,
EU Horizontal Safeguard Regulation (HSR) ,
European Commission ,
Investigations ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Turkey ,
Ukraine
On October 19, 2022, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced that seven directors resigned from five different US public company boards of directors following DOJ concerns that their roles violated...more
10/21/2022
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Entities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Section 8 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
The Clayton Act