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Antitrust Scrutiny of Private Equity: On the Horizon or in the Rearview Mirror?

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What the final days of the Biden administration portend for private equity enforcement in Trump 2.0 - During the final days of the Biden administration, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the...more

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Trump's First 100 Days: Antitrust

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President-elect Trump will act quickly to replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and roll back certain Biden-era antitrust initiatives. The new administration is likely to bring a more favorable merger review...more

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What Is the FTC "Merger Portal?"

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At the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) open meeting this month, agency staff and commissioners discussed the recently launched " Merger Portal." The portal is available on the FTC's website and provides the public with an...more

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The FTC and DOJ Enlist the Public in Latest Attack on Serial Acquisition Strategies

On May 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division announced a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking information from the public to “identify serial acquisitions...more

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FTC’s New Prior Approval Policy Affects Merging Parties and Buyers of Divested Assets

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Effective October 25, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has adopted a new policy providing increased scrutiny of merger and acquisition activity for potential anti-competitive effects. The new policy applies to consent...more

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State Attorneys General Ramping up Merger Enforcement

Last month, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a law repealing a provision of the Colorado Antitrust Act that prohibited challenging a merger under state law where the federal antitrust agencies did not also challenge the...more

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