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Jenner & Block

Trump Administration Open to Divestiture Remedie

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The FTC and DOJ under President Trump have each recently approved divestiture remedies for potentially anticompetitive mergers, signaling a significant departure from the practice of the Biden administration, which viewed...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Merger Remedies Are Back on the Menu

The Trump administration’s recently announced settlements resolving the antitrust concerns in transactions mark a shift from the previous administration’s hostile rhetoric against settlements and remedies in merger cases. As...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Commissioners Question Use of Divestiture as an Effective Merger Remedy

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Divestiture has long been considered an appropriate and effective remedy for anticompetitive horizontal mergers. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), as reflected in the Statement of the Bureau of Competition entitled...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Department of Justice’s Revised Merger Remedies Manual Reflects Preference for Divestitures

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On September 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division released a revised Merger Remedies Manual. This revised manual is the culmination of a review by the Antitrust Division of its entire approach to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New DOJ Merger Remedies Manual: Preference for Structural Remedies and Private Equity Buyers

On September 3, 2020, the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division (the DOJ) issued its new Merger Remedies Manual (the Manual), which provides the framework the DOJ will utilize going forward to implement relief in mergers...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Updates Merger Remedies Guide

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The U.S. Department of Justice's ("DOJ") new remedies guide reinforces its strong preferences for structural divestitures and upfront buyers to resolve merger investigations. Last week, the DOJ released a new "Merger...more

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