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

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/3/2025

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

Seeing Double: Kroger/Albertsons Merger Blocked by Federal and State Courts

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/20/2024

In parallel, same-day rulings, a federal and state court blocked The Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion proposed acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., relying on traditional antitrust analysis and evidence of...more

FTC and a Coalition of Nine AGs Sue to Block Kroger’s Proposed $24.6B Acquisition of Albertsons

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/28/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of nine state attorneys general (AG) filed a lawsuit on February 26, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon seeking a preliminary injunction to stall Kroger...more

Recent M&A Developments: What Can Boards of Directors Expect in 2022?

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/28/2022

Editor’s Note: Akin Gump is pleased to publish the first in a series of blog posts covering significant issues U.S. boards of directors may expect to face in 2022. In addition to ongoing pressures on the part of boards of...more

The Penn State Hershey–Pinnacle Merger: A Turning Point in FTC’s Enforcement Authority, or Just a Temporary Setback?

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 5/18/2016

As we have reported previously, the Federal Trade Commission recently has taken an aggressive stance in regulating mergers in the healthcare sector. The Commission has racked up a string of victories, but last week the...more

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