On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final version of their Merger Guidelines. Initially.
After "an extensive public consultation process" since late July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Dec. 18, 2023,.
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have finalized a new set of merger guidelines, which lay out the framework the two agencies will use when investigating future mergers.