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Competition Filing Requirements Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Strategies for Preparing the New Hart-Scott-Rodino Forms

On Feb. 10, 2025, the new premerger notification and report forms under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act became effective. The new HSR forms make significant changes to the reporting obligations of both acquiring and acquired...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Revised HSR Thresholds Now in Effect

Each year, the minimum jurisdictional thresholds associated with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) are adjusted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The 2025 adjustments went into effect on...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

New Merger Review Process: How to Prepare for Your Next Filing

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act is a federal law that requires parties to a future business sale transaction to disclose certain information to determine that the transaction does not violate antitrust laws and harm...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust: Implications of Trump Executive Orders for Competition Enforcement

President Donald Trump’s early executive orders have not specifically called out antitrust enforcement, but several impact antitrust agencies and could influence antitrust policy and enforcement over the next four years. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New HSR Rules Go Live: Your Playbook for Effective M&A

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Starting today, February 10, 2025, all merger filings will be subject to new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules. The new HSR rules will fundamentally alter the premerger notification process, and substantially increase the...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

2025 HSR Filing Thresholds and Fee Schedule

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On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that it will (i) increase the dollar-based thresholds used to determine whether parties are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a...more

Jenner & Block

New HSR Form and Rules Publications

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On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously approved changes to the premerger filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. The new rules go into effect on February 10, 2025, after which any...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

FTC Announces Revised HSR Filing Fees, Thresholds, Penalties, and Interlocking Directorate Thresholds for 2025

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the new filing fees, along with the annual adjustment to jurisdictional thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR”), as amended. The filing...more

WilmerHale

HSR Size-of-Transaction Threshold to Increase to $126.4 Million

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On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced adjusted thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Effective 30 days after the official publication date of the adjusted...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced

1. Higher Jurisdictional Thresholds For HSR Filings - On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced revised, higher thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC Announces 2025 Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Thresholds and Filing Fees

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On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the 2025 threshold for applying the size-of-parties test of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act will increase from $119.5 million to $126.4 million. Deals that...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

2025 Annual Updates to the United States Pre-Merger Notification (HSR Act) and Interlocking Directorates Thresholds

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the...more

King & Spalding

FTC Announces 2025 Jurisdictional Threshold Updates for Interlocking Directorates and HSR Filing Thresholds

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On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised jurisdictional thresholds for determining whether a proposed transaction must be reported to federal authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)...more

Hogan Lovells

Antitrust Year in Review and a Look Ahead to 2025

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There were a number of significant developments in antitrust law in 2024, including some major wins for the government in merger enforcement, increased focus on competition concerns related to algorithmic pricing, and...more

BCLP

New Year, New UK Merger Control Thresholds – Key Aspects of the DMCC Go Live

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Key competition law and digital markets aspects of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCC”), enforced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), came into force on 1 January 2025. You can...more

McCarter & English, LLP

How Companies Can Prepare for the New HSR Filing Requirements

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As the February 10, 2025, implementation deadline for the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing forms and instructions rapidly approaches, companies that are considering acquisitions or mergers, whether as a buyer or seller,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FTC Finalizes Changes to Premerger Notification Form: What It Means for Healthcare Transactions

At long last, we have a rule. On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously issued a final rule updating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) premerger notification process (the Final Rule). The Final...more

Oliva Gibbs

Flying Under the Federal Radar: Deals Under the HSR Filing Threshold Provide Scrutiny-Free Opportunities for Operators

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Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquistions: A $100 Billion Shift - As happens periodically, consolidation mania has once again seized the oilpatch.  There have been multiple oil and gas acquisitions totaling over $100 billion by...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ Antitrust Head Endorses Tightened Merger Laws

On Tuesday, December 1, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim expressed support for tightening restrictions with respect to merger laws for dominant companies....more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Passive Means Passive! Missed HSR Filing Spurs Antitrust Enforcers' Ire - But Change May Be Coming

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The Federal Trade Commission, in its latest enforcement action relating to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance, reminds investors that strict adherence to HSR filing requirements is a must, but also may have signaled that a long...more

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