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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The FTC Goes All In on Head-To-Head Competition for Pipeline Medical Devices Merger Challenge

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On August 6, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s proposed $945 million acquisition of JenaValve Technology, Inc. The deal would combine the two leading companies competing to develop...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Takeaways from the FTC’s Victory in the Tapestry/Capri “Accessible Luxury Handbags” Merger Challenge

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Many observers viewed the FTC’s case challenging the Tapestry/Capri merger based on a relevant product market of “accessible luxury handbags” with skepticism. The market definition seemed (and still seems) gerrymandered to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Buyer Beware: FTC Orders Unwinding of a Consummated Transaction

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What happened? On November 6, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 5-0 to uphold Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell’s initial decision that Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH’s (“Otto Bock”) acquisition of rival...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DOJ Files Unusual Suit to Unwind a Consummated Merger: 3 Lessons

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The suit of a merger that had already cleared HSR review serves as a reminder that parties should not assume clearance confers immunity from scrutiny. Update: On September 26, 2017, the US Department of Justice’s...more

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