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Global trends in merger control enforcement report- 2025

A&O Shearman on 2/27/2025

Merger control and foreign investment hurdles contributed to a challenging 2024 for M&A. 2025 looks more promising, with pro-business agendas and regulatory easing in key jurisdictions expected to fuel a surge in dealmaking -...more

At Mid-year, US Merger Filings Down From 2021's Torrid Pace, But Still Far Above the Historic Average

White & Case LLP on 7/19/2022

...Key Highlights - According to WAMS data, US merger control filing activity has cooled off: H1 2022 merger filing activity is down 23 percent versus H1 2021. However, US HSR filings in H1 2022 are 47 percent above the...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - August 2021 Q2

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/6/2021

APRIL – JUNE 2021: HIGHLIGHTS - UNITED STATES - - The premerger notification landscape continues to shift as filings reach another record high, and the US Congress contemplates increases to filing fees and New York...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - May 2021

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/4/2021

JANUARY – MARCH 2021: HIGHLIGHTS - UNITED STATES - - As the United States rounds the corner toward getting the COVID-19 epidemic under control within its borders, the US antitrust enforcers have seen a major spike in...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - March 2018

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/12/2018

United States: July – December 2017 Update - Although delays in antitrust appointments continued throughout the second half of 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) continued to actively...more

McDermott International Legal Highlights - April 2017

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/13/2017

DOJ Policy Updates Signal Continuity of Antitrust Program - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division has revised its “Frequently Asked Questions About the Antitrust Division’s Leniency Program and Model...more

Inside M&A - August 2016

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/9/2016

Recent Enforcement Trends in Divestiture Packages - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division have been actively challenging mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across a...more

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