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Days after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first divestiture settlement of the new Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) followed through on Assistant...more
As more companies seek to spin out non-core businesses and the market for carve out divestitures heats up, counsel representing potential buyers and sellers should be prepared to identify and mitigate key risks that may arise...more
The start of 2023 has been a busy one, with global antitrust agencies advancing investigations and challenging a number of technology acquisitions. Future antitrust enforcement could also be shaped by new digital market...more
The current landscape of M&A and A&D dealmaking in the U.S. oil and gas industry looks a lot different than what it did in the 2015-2019 period. During the pandemic, commodity prices sank to historically low levels (WTI crude...more
PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery - Last spring, Dell spun off its cloud computing business, VMWare, in a deal valued at nearly US$63 billion, with the equity...more
The judgment provides useful jurisdictional clarifications for deals involving joint ventures (JVs) acting as an acquirer. The General Court (GC) confirms that when the true players behind the transaction are the parent...more