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Vinson & Elkins LLP

Prior Approval Remedies in M&A: Agency Policy and Practice

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For twenty-five years prior to the Biden Administration, FTC and DOJ consent agreements have had a singular goal: to remedy the anticompetitive effects of proposed transactions. Under former Chair Khan, however, the FTC...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

FTC’s New Prior Approval Policy Affects Merging Parties and Buyers of Divested Assets

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Effective October 25, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has adopted a new policy providing increased scrutiny of merger and acquisition activity for potential anti-competitive effects. The new policy applies to consent...more

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FTC Revives and Expands “Prior Approval” Policy

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On October 25, 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its “Statement on Use of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders” (the Statement). The Statement announces two material changes in the agency’s merger...more

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