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DOJ and FTC Release Final 2023 Merger Guidelines Formalizing ...

The DOJ and FTC's final merger guidelines indicate that the agencies will continue to pursue aggressive merger enforcement.

Federal Agencies Publish Updated Merger Guidelines Formalizing…

The new framework begins by listing eleven “guidelines” that the two agencies will now apply in evaluating whether a merger or acquisition— ...

U.S. Antitrust Agencies Finalize Changes to the U.S. Merger ...

The final 2023 Merger Guidelines adopted 11 of the 13 draft Guidelines, formalizing the notable shift toward more aggressive merger control enforcement.

Federal Agencies Propose Updated Merger Guidelines Formalizing…

Under the first principle articulated by the draft Guidelines, the agencies presume a transaction is anticompetitive if it results in an ...

2023 Merger Guidelines - Antitrust Division - Department of Justice

On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (collectively, the “Agencies”) jointly released the 2023 Merger Guidelines, ...

FTC and DOJ Issue Final Merger Guidelines, Formalize Shift in ...

Almost exactly five months after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice released ...

FTC and DOJ's new Merger Guidelines formalize aggressive ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced new Merger Guidelines, signaling the continuation ...

What the New Federal Merger Guidelines Mean for Companies ...

Under proposed revisions to the DOJ's and FTC's merger guidelines, more deals would be considered presumptively anticompetitive and could be challenged.

Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Release 2023 ...

“The 2023 Merger Guidelines reflect the new realities of how firms do business in the modern economy and ensure fidelity to statutory text and ...

FTC and DOJ issue revised Merger Guidelines - Norton Rose Fulbright

Vertical impact: The new Guidelines combine two prior draft Guidelines, focusing on mergers that limit access to products or services used by ...

FTC, DOJ Issue Updated Merger Guidelines

These latest proposed merger guidelines are a response to President Joe Biden's sweeping 2021 executive order outlining 72 actions by 12 federal agencies aimed ...

U.S. Antitrust Agencies Issue Draft Merger Guidelines Formalizing ...

... Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued draft revised merger guidelines1 for public comment. The Guidelines confirm that the DOJ and FTC ...

With Final 2023 Merger Guidelines, DOJ and FTC Formalize ...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (and together, the “Agencies”) released the ...

Skadden Discusses Merger Enforcement and New Deal Strategies

Proposed changes to HSR notification will make merger filings more burdensome while providing agencies with more information to assess mergers ...

Banking Reform: An Increase In Scrutiny - Winston & Strawn

On September 17, 2024, the DOJ's Antitrust Division withdrew from its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and announced that, going forward, ...

Axinn Antitrust Insight: With Final 2023 Merger Guidelines, DOJ and ...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (and together, the “Agencies”) released the ...

U.S. Antitrust Agencies Propose Major Changes to Merger Guidelines

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

The Merger Guidelines And The Integration Of Efficiencies Into ...

This was largely because, until William Baxter began to change how we thought about mergers with the 1982 Merger Guidelines, our analysis of mergers was heavily ...

Merger Guidelines [2023] - Federal Trade Commission

... proposed merger by asking: how do firms ... When evaluating a potentially unlawful merger of current competitors, the Agencies will assess.

The Agencies Release Consolidated Merger Guidelines: Insights ...

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively, ...