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Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission officially reinstated the practice of including “prior approval” requirements in consent orders settling merger investigation cases by...

Several U.S. regulatory schemes can affect the ability of foreign investors to acquire an interest in or control of U.S.-based companies. Parties considering cross-border investments should think early and often about how to steer their deal through relevant agencies.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has announced a new policy to dramatically expand its use of prior approval orders in merger transactions. On October 25, the FTC...

On October 25, 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its “Statement on Use of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders” (the Statement). The Statement announces two...

On 25 October, the FTC released a Statement on the Use of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders (Prior Approval Statement) making clear that the agency intends to include in all...

This year is on track for record-setting merger and acquisition filings in the U.S., with projections at around 3,500 by the close of the year. In recent years, filings have been on the...

Since Lina Khan's appointment as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, antitrust practitioners and the business community have been reading the tea leaves, searching for clues for what to expect from Chair Khan's tenure.

INSURANCE OFFICE OF AMERICA, JOHN RITENOUR AND HEATH RITENOUR OBJECT TO DISCOVERY REQUESTS AND FACE SECOND MOTION TO COMPEL DOCUMENTS IN IOA’S DEFAMA

Citing a shortage of resources to respond to a “tidal wave of merger filings,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun sending letters (Warning Letters) to the parties to many...

The Federal Trade Commission has begun sending letters to the parties to many mergers and acquisitions that it has not completed its antitrust investigation of the transaction during the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.