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DAAG Rinner Says Merger Enforcement to Combine ‘Fairness and Robust Enforcement’

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Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) Bill Rinner’s stated goal for his June 4 speech was to provide insight into how the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, will “handle merger review to ensure procedural fairness...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

10 Key Takeaways on Addressing Antitrust Risk in M&A Transactions

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On February 10, Vinson & Elkins LLP’s Hill Wellford, co-chair of the firm’s antitrust group, and Kara Kuritz, an antitrust transactional partner, presented a PLI briefing “Antitrust in Transactions.” During their talk about...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more

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FTC Secures Record Gun-Jumping Settlement in Energy Transaction

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced a record-setting $5.6 million gun-jumping fine related to Verdun Oil Company II LLC’s acquisition of EP Energy LLC. Although...more

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U.S. Regulatory Hurdles for a PGA/PIF Merger

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The PGA Tour announced that it had, along with the DP World Tour, entered into a Framework Agreement with the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PIF) to create “a global golf partnership.” While the...more

Cornerstone Research

Trends in Merger Investigations and Enforcement at the U.S. Antitrust Agencies: Fiscal Years 2005-2022

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In fiscal year 2022, merger transactions and second requests decreased from the prior year....more

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DOJ/FTC Propose Massive Changes to HSR Premerger Filings: What You Need to Know

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) have proposed to expand dramatically the scope and burden of preparing a merger filing in the United States. The proposed changes...more

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New merger guidelines greatly rewrite the framework for reviewing M&A transactions

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On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced sweeping changes to how they review deals. The agencies published new “Merger Guidelines” that identify the competition...more

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FTC and DOJ Propose Overhaul of Merger Filings

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On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission, in concurrence with the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division (the Agencies), proposed changes to the premerger notification form, as well as the premerger...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

A Record-Breaking Year of Mergers and Acquisitions

On February 10, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the 44th Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report, which surveys fiscal data and trends in the agencies' jointly administered...more

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