Department of Justice Merger Decision Update

Refuting the Myths Defending the JetBlue-Spirit Merger - ProMarket

To call either the ruling or the lawsuit itself unprecedented is an understatement. Together, the DOJ and Young have rightly ushered us into new ...

Biden Antitrust Enforcers Set New Record for Merger Challenges

The Justice Department lost its bid to block UnitedHealth Group Inc. from buying health insurance exchange Change Healthcare Inc. , and the FTC ...

NLRB General Counsel Partners with DOJ, DOL, and FTC on Labor ...

“Our partnership with the Federal Trade Commission, National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor will help us identify and act ...

The DOJ didn't challenge the Alaska-Hawaiian merger. What will the ...

Still, the DOJ's decision not to impose any conditions on the merger came as a surprise to some, especially after the airlines and the DOJ ...

Antitrust Enforcement in Action: Insights from the Regulators

The FTC and DOJ are currently revising proposed changes to the merger guidelines in response to public comments. The updated merger guidelines remain at the ...

Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines DOJ Merger Decision Set for August

DALLAS — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has a deadline of August 5 to make a decision on the proposed merger between Alaska Airlines ...

FTC and DOJ Announce New Draft Merger Guidelines

On July 19, 2023, the U.S. antitrust enforcers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice ...

Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines merger moves forward as key deadline ...

A decision on the ...

U.S. Department of Justice Changes Focus on Its Assessment of ...

Even though DOJ and banking agencies are still considering updated bank merger guidelines, DOJ is changing how it approaches its assessment of bank mergers.

Judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit merger in win for U.S. antitrust efforts

The Justice Department has not yet indicated whether it will challenge that transaction. On Tuesday, Alaska Airlines said Young's ruling would ...

Protecting Competition Through Updated Merger Guidelines | CEA

Today, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have released a draft of the updated Merger Guidelines, a key resource for the ...

FDIC, OCC and Justice Department update bank merger guidelines

The DOJ said it has withdrawn from the 1995 bank merger guidelines and stated that it would use its 2023 merger guidelines. The department said ...

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian merger clears US Justice Department ...

O) , opens new tab with another judge ruling the agreement violated antitrust law. ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ...

Merger Guidelines Provide Insight on DOJ and FTC Enforcement ...

On December 18, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice concluded a nearly two-year process of updating both ...

DOJ joins OCC, FDIC in updating bank merger guidelines

The DOJ's antitrust division scrutinizes proposed bank mergers with the aim to preserve competition. A banking addendum ...

Financial Services / Antitrust Advisory: FDIC, OCC, and DOJ Update ...

Meanwhile, the DOJ withdrew from its 1995 bank merger guidelines, opting instead to evaluate bank mergers using the general 2023 merger ...

JetBlue and Spirit end $3.8B merger. Here's why | AP News

“Today's decision by JetBlue is yet another victory for the Justice Department's work on behalf of American consumers,” Attorney General Merrick ...

Recent US Antitrust M&A Developments - February 2023

Court Blocks Merger of Two Large Publishing Houses · DOJ Loses in its Attempt to Block Booz Allen Acquisition of Everwatch · FTC Sues to Block Microsoft's ...

Bank Merger-and-Acquisition Developments: Updates to the ...

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and DOJ announced ...

DOJ Updates Merger Remedies Guide - Jones Day

Last week, the DOJ released a new "Merger Remedies Manual" ("Manual"). ... Release of the Manual follows DOJ's late 2018 decision to withdraw its ...