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Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q1 2025

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/6/2025

JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more

M&A in 2023 and Trends for 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/4/2024

M&A activity in 2023 was subdued, as dealmakers grappled with geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, against a backdrop of general economic uncertainty. Challenges in the...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

Goodwin on 8/25/2023

Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

M&A in 2021 and Trends for 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/21/2022

2021 M&A smashed U.S. and global records. The year saw the arrival of a new U.S. administration, the release of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as continued questions regarding the impact of the pandemic, including the year-end...more

FTC Sues to Block Nvidia’s Acquisition of Arm Ltd.

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 12/9/2021

On December 2, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had filed an administrative complaint (the “Complaint”) to block Nvidia Corp.’s (“Nvidia”) $40 billion acquisition of U.K. chip design provider Arm...more

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