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Cozen O'Connor

Washington and Colorado Enact Uniform Premerger Notification Laws: What Businesses Need to Know About The New Era in State AG...

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As of July 27, Washington State is now the first state to enact a uniform antitrust premerger notification law, and as of August 6, 2025, Colorado will be the second. Both new notification laws are similar, as they are...more

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Antitrust Scrutiny of Investors Under a New Administration

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Under the old guard of the prior administration, private equity was repeatedly under fire for alleged “flip and strip” tactics that were supposedly “at odds with competition.” Now, with new enforcers in place, a different...more

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Antitrust and Competition Technology Year in Review 2024

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As we look back on 2024, one thing is clear: Antitrust enforcement in the technology sector continued at a steady pace, with global agencies showing no signs of relenting in their scrutiny of Big Tech companies....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Antitrust Under Trump: Initial Policies and Actions

As the Trump administration’s approach to antitrust takes shape through political appointments, policy statements, speeches, and enforcement actions, our team is tracking new developments and will provide important updates on...more

Mayer Brown

New HSR Rules and 2023 Merger Guidelines – Here to Stay?

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The past two weeks saw major developments in the US merger clearance process. On February 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules and new filing forms went into effect, marking the...more

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Antitrust authorities on high alert for merger control violations

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Sanctions for procedural merger control infringements in 2024 did not meet the lofty heights of previous years. But merging parties should not be complacent. The number of infringement decisions increased. The U.S. and China...more

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Private equity and serial acquisitions continue to feel the antitrust heat

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Private equity acquisitions—notably roll-up strategies—continued to face antitrust scrutiny in 2024. As did serial acquisitions by non-PE acquirers. Headwinds were particularly strong in the U.S., but breezes from other...more

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Meet The Trump Administration’s New Antitrust Enforcers

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With the new Trump Administration, antitrust enforcers at the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are transferring leadership to the incoming appointees. FTC leadership...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Global Antitrust Shifts: How New U.S. and Australian Policies Will Impact Merger Review and Government Enforcement

We’re excited to be visiting Sydney next week to catch up with competition law colleagues on our way to the ABA 2025 Asia-Pacific Conference. This is a time of unprecedented activity and change in antitrust law and policy...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition

The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House. Under the Biden...more

Cooley LLP

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

McCarter & English, LLP

KKR Countersues DOJ for Confusing and Contradictory HSR Rules

Not every investment firm countersues the acting assistant attorney general of the United States for the Antitrust Division, the United States Department of Justice (Antitrust Division), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...more

WilmerHale

Antitrust and M&A: Is Everything Old New Again?

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With every change in administration, businesses and practitioners wonder what the new administration will mean for antitrust enforcement in the United States. Speculation was at fever pitch four years ago, after Democratic...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

King & Spalding

What is the Future of Antitrust Enforcement Under Trump 2.0?

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With the Trump 2.0 transition proceeding at breakneck pace, many are questioning how the new administration will approach antitrust policy and enforcement, and how much of the Biden Administration antitrust agenda will be...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Focus: Avoiding 'Gun Jumping' Violations

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This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission announcements about antitrust issues. In this installment, we discuss notable takeaways from the agency's recent...more

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Antitrust in focus - January 2025

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U.S. antitrust agencies kick off 2025 with landmark merger control enforcement actions - The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have started the year with a bang by...more

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Antitrust in 2025: Shifting Sands and What to Expect

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In the US, the election of Donald Trump for a second term has significant implications for antitrust enforcement at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). New...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

DOJ Allegations that KKR Systematically Failed to Comply With the HSR Act – Highlights Importance of DOJ Corporate Compliance...

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has alleged in a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York on January 14, 2025 that KKR & Co. Inc. and certain of its investment advisors and funds (collectively, “KKR”)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Year-End Report for Healthcare Antitrust and What to Expect Later in 2025

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As the year begins under a new Trump Administration, healthcare providers and private equity firms should consider the antitrust enforcement environment they are likely to face in 2025. This Holland & Knight report recaps...more

Jones Day

FTC Imposes Record Fine on Texas Energy Companies for HSR "Gun Jumping"

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During antitrust review between M&A signing and closing, HSR rules restrict an acquiror from beginning to control the target's business....more

WilmerHale

Antitrust Compliance: What to Know for 2025

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Active until its final day in office, the Biden administration focused intently on antitrust compliance programs. Most recently, antitrust enforcers made significant policy changes to their approach to evaluating corporate...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

Polsinelli

A Wait Until the Deal Closes: The Antitrust Agencies Send a Strong Message About the Dangers of Gun-Jumping

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One of the most common questions clients have after a merger or acquisition has been signed is, “When can we start on combining the operations and doing business?” And one of the most challenging pieces of counseling is to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Keep Your Seatbelts Fastened: The Wild Antitrust Ride May Not Be Over

Key Points - - We expect the second Trump administration to take a relatively aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, as regulators did during President-elect Trump’s first term, because there is bipartisan support...more

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