FTC and DOJ Issue Final Merger Guidelines That Expand Review

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,...

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