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The FTC and DOJ announced significant changes to the HSR notification form and filing process. Changes would require parties to submit significantly more information and documentation to the Agencies as part of their HSR notification form.

On June 27, 2023, the FTC published for public comment the first major overhaul to the HSR form in decades. If adopted, the proposal would dramatically increase the amount of...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on June 27, 2023, announced its intention to increase the cost and burden of its regulatory processes, which might prevent many even benign and...

Editor’s Note: The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act) is a federal law that requires companies planning to merge or acquire certain assets or voting securities to notify the Federal Trade...

IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN RE MADISON SQUARE ... | June 9, 2023

In a deal announced on May 9, Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the world's largest mattress manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Houston-based Mattress Firm Group, Inc., the largest...

Tempur Sealy International agreed to acquire Mattress Firm Group with plans to finalize the $40 billion deal in the second half of 2024. The acquisition does not appear to raise significant antitrust issues. A challenge to this transaction by the FTC may be a vertical bridge too far.

On May 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged Amgen Inc.’s (Amgen) proposed acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc (Horizon). The complaint is significant in three...

IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and VECTIVBIO HOLDING AG Dated as of May 21, 2023 TABLE... | May 23, 2023

European companies, private equity funds seeking to acquire U.S. businesses must review differences between mergers and acquisitions in US and Europe, US antitrust regulations, CFIUS review process, Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting.