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Landmark European Commission Cartel Fines on No-poaching Agreements and Minority Shareholdings

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European Commission ("EC") issues its first fining decision for a no-poach agreement, and also sanctions for the first time the exchange of sensitive information between a company and its competing, non-controlling minority...more

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China Monthly Antitrust Update: May 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for May. The following events merit special attention...more

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FTC Takes Another Shot at Private Equity Roll-Ups

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At the end of the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe, and several of its affiliates (Welsh Carson), resolving what the...more

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Comments on Competition Bureau’s Consultation on its Merger Enforcement Guidelines

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Davies recently submitted comments in response to consultations initiated by the Canadian Competition Bureau’s November 7, 2024 Discussion Paper on the Bureau’s review of its Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs) to better...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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FTC Enforcement Action Limits Noncompetition Agreements in “Sale of Business” Transactions

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order, in which he described the nation’s antitrust laws as the “first line of defense against the monopolization of the American economy” and encouraged the Federal Trade...more

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FTC and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Challenge Proposed Hospital Merger

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On February 27, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an action to block a proposed transaction between Thomas Jefferson University d/b/a Jefferson Health (Jefferson) and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network...more

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