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What Does the New Administration's First Antitrust Merger Settlement Tell Us?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to accept the new administration's first settlement of a merger-enforcement challenge. The settlement includes the divestiture of three businesses and will allow Synopsys, Inc. to...more

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FTC establishes broad policy to require prior approval provisions in all merger divestiture orders

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On 25 October, the FTC released a Statement on the Use of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders (Prior Approval Statement) making clear that the agency intends to include in all divestiture orders a requirement that the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Private Equity Purchasers and SPACs May Be "Preferred" Divestiture Buyers under New DOJ Guidelines for Merger Remedies

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What happened? On September 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a revised Merger Remedies Manual, which sets forth the Division’s framework for implementing remedies to resolve antitrust concerns in merger...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC and DOJ Enforcement Actions Highlight Scrutiny of Divestiture Orders Compliance

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Recent enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) demonstrate the agencies’ continued close scrutiny of merging parties’ compliance with divestiture orders....more

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Post-Order Merger Divestitures Likely to Face "Uphill" Battle with FTC

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New guidance from the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") staff describes the FTC's views on "post-order" divestitures and highlights the difficulties in persuading the FTC to abandon its preference for upfront buyers in...more

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Antitrust Alert: FTC Merger Settlement Exposes Rift Over Antitrust Merger Enforcement

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The Federal Trade Commission, by a 3-2 party-line vote, has settled a vertical merger challenge in exchange for the merging companies' behavioral commitments. The decision and Commissioner statements signal tension for FTC...more

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FTC Takes Another Look at Merger Remedies

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On 3 February 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its Merger Remedies Study, which analyzed the success of merger remedies imposed by the FTC from 2006 to 2012. Nearly two decades after it issued a similar...more

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