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The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) was enacted to ensure that the antitrust authorities - the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the [...]

The Federal Trade Commission ('FTC') announced on January 10, 2025, that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ('HSR') Act filing thresholds will once again increase. These thresholds determine which mergers and acquisitions must be [...]

On Jan. 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC') announced increased reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ('HSR Act') and an amended HSR filing [...]

On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) imposed a record $5.6 million civil penalty on crude-oil producers XCL Resources Holdings, LLC, Verdun Oil Company II LLC, and EP [...]

On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a record USD5.68m civil penalty to settle alleged pre-merger coordination in violation of the HSR Act. This settlement is the [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday increased jurisdictional thresholds for (1) notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act), (2) the HSR Act filing fee [...]

> On Jan. 10, 2025, The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will publish revised thresholds and fees for premerger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR [...]

What You Need to Know Transactions valued at over $126.4 million will require HSR premerger notification in 2025. The updated thresholds are expected to take effect for transactions closing in [...]

Key Takeaways The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the 2025 filing thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act). Minimum reportable Size of Transaction increases to [...]

M&A practitioners have long regarded the integration planning and execution process as one of the keys to a successful M&A transaction. However, in deals subject to pre-merger antitrust clearance, it [...]

Summary The Federal Trade Commission ('FTC') sent a firm message-unlawful coordination of merging businesses prior to the closing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements ('HSR') Act will be aggressively enforced. On [...]

Key Takeaways On January 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly filed suit against XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II, LLC (Verdun), [...]

Speakers: Hannah H. England (Freeman), Jacqueline Grise, Zachary D. Goodwin On this Ropes & Gray podcast, strategic transactions partner Hannah England is joined by antitrust partners Jackie Grise and Zak [...]

After more than two years of drafting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the final changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing form late last week. The final rule is still [...]

On November 12, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the Attorneys General for the State of Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, sued to block healthcare industry [...]

Key Takeaways Under a second Trump administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will still have strong and targeted enforcement agendas. Merger review and enforcement [...]

As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC') announced that it is amending and reorganizing the document requirements for pre-merger notifications under the Hart Scott Rodino Act ('HSR Act'), [...]

On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (the Antitrust Agencies) finalized and released significant updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form. The updates [...]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have overhauled the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form to obtain additional information from [...]

Democratic Commissioners Swung for the Fences, but FTC Settles for Unanimous Revisions, Still Increasing Burden on Filers On October 10, 2024, all five Federal Trade Commission ('FTC') Commissioners, with concurrence [...]

The United States antitrust laws generally are designed to curtail anticompetitive behavior that has or is expected to have a significant impact on competition. However, the antitrust laws also create [...]

Acquisitions and mergers can impose significant stresses on both buyer and seller. Starting January 2025, the new HSR rules will impose significant additional burdens and risks on deals subject to [...]

McDermott's global competition practice can assist clients with antitrust M&A issues in various jurisdictions around the world. Feel free to contact one or more of our partners in our various [...]

The information and documentary materials (filing requirements) necessary to complete the Hart-Scott-Rodino merger notification filing form have been significantly expanded. The new filing requirements will fall most heavily on transactions [...]

Key Points The good news about the long-awaited new HSR rules is that they are not as burdensome as the proposed HSR rules that came out last summer. But while [...]

Nearly 16 months after announcing proposed changes to the rules governing premerger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finally announced [...]

Nature of Transaction Determines Level of Increased HSR Filing Burden On Oct. 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC' or the 'Commission') - with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division [...]

The FTC recently announced extensive final changes to the Premerger Notification and Report form. Although less burdensome than the initial June 2023 overhaul proposal, the changes still require filers to [...]

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the final revised rules governing premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act. The new HSR filing requirements [...]

The Federal Trade Commission ('FTC' or the 'Commission') has announced a final rule (the 'Final Rule') significantly expanding the premerger notification and reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act [...]

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released final rules overhauling the form that must be used to notify certain transactions to the U.S. government under the Hart-Scott-Rodino [...]

Summary On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC'), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, (the 'DOJ', and together, the 'Agencies') voted unanimously [...]

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to issue a final rule that implements significant changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form and accompanying instructions. While the [...]

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On 10 October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued final changes to the rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR). In announcing the final rule, the FTC stated that it [...]

Key Takeaways 1. Although the Final Rule includes less extensive changes than those originally proposed, these changes will significantly increase the cost and the time required to prepare filings. NOTE: [...]

Major New Requirements On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC') approved new rules for reporting mergers and acquisitions to the FTC and the Department of Justice (DOJ) under [...]

Highlights New FTC and DOJ rules will require a narrative description of any competitive overlap, including any anticipated or pipeline products, before merger clearance Acquiring parties must disclose past acquisitions [...]

Go-To Guide: FTC overhauls merger filing rules: Biggest change in decades takes effect January 2025. Deal prep time will increase: New form estimated to take 121 hours for complex filings. [...]

In a landmark development for U.S. antitrust law, on October 10 the commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (the 'FTC') unanimously adopted a final rule (the 'Final Rule') that significantly [...]

Introduction On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced that it had unanimously adopted a Final Rule codifying numerous changes to the premerger notification form and [...]

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division announced on 10th of October 2024 its concurrence with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s unanimous vote to finalize changes to the premerger notification form and [...]

The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to pass a final rule implementing significant changes to the premerger notification regime under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. The Department of Justice concurred with [...]