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JULY 17, 2025

On the global stage, the major US exchanges (specifically ICE, CME, Nasdaq, and Cboe ) had the best showing in 2024, each increasing more than 8% since 2023. year-on-year. One major indicator are several developments in recent times regarding mergers and acquisitions between players in the space. respectively.

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JUNE 11, 2025

billion acquisition of Activision, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently dropped its in-house challenge following the Ninth Circuit’s decision affirming the denial of the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction. 2023) (“District Court. After years of litigating its attempt to block Microsoft’s $68.7 Trade Comm’n v.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department jointly issued the 2023 Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023, which describe the factors and frameworks the agencies will utilize when reviewing mergers and acquisitions.

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APRIL 12, 2024

In this article from The Threshold, the authors recap a panel on theories of labor harm in mergers, sponsored by the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law. By: Cornerstone Research

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JUNE 5, 2024

The Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study (“the Study”) is published on a bi-annual basis by the Market Trends Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section’s M&A Committee, which I am happy to serve on.

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JUNE 26, 2025

This acquisition aims to improve Suno’s editing capabilities for songwriters and producers. WavTool, launched in 2023, offers several tools to musicians, such as stem separation, AI audio generation, and an AI music assistant. The acquisition comes on the heels of yet another lawsuit against the company.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

As part of a continuing and extensive effort this year to update and strengthen Department of Justice (“DOJ”) policies aimed at deterring corporate misconduct, the DOJ announced on October 4, 2023, that it was implementing a new Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today, a tale of two markets are seen in healthcare mergers and acquisition (M&A): the present (as reflected in the data about declining dealmaking) and the future (reflected in the increasingly positive outlook by dealmakers). By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

4, 2023, in remarks delivered to the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ 22nd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, Deputy Attorney General (AG) Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy. By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

On 4 October 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new US Department of Justice (DOJ) Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). By: K&L Gates LLP

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) released final revisions to the Merger Guidelines (the “2023 Merger Guidelines”) that frame the agencies’ approach to evaluating mergers and acquisitions under the antitrust laws.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the final version of new merger review guidelines (Merger Guidelines), five months after the agencies published a draft for public comment. By: Bracewell LLP

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

The US energy sector’s ongoing consolidation wave, which saw $250 billion worth of deals in 2023 and continues into the current year, is reshaping the industry landscape. As companies seek to deploy cash reserves and enhance their oil and gas portfolios, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become increasingly common.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

July 17, 2023: Complete Solaria, a leading solar technology, services, and installation company, acquired Freedom Acquisition I Corp through a reverse merger. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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 Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) before completing the transaction.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (the “Agencies”) jointly released new Merger Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), setting forth the analytical framework the Agencies will use to review proposed mergers and acquisitions. By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We know 2023 was not a great year for M&A activity, but seed- and early-stage startups fared much better than their later-stage counterparts. A recent PitchBook article addresses this, highlighting data that shows young startups were much more likely to be the targets of acquisitions last year, a trend that looks to continue into 2024.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

US Corporate Article - The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Business Law Section has released its 2023 Private Target Deal Points Study (the “Study”), the flagship product of the Market Trends Subcommittee of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee. private companies.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

On October 5, 2023, Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in the mergers and acquisitions context.

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MARCH 26, 2024

The VSD Policy substantially tracks the language of the previous VSD Policy (dated March 1, 2023) but makes a few notable updates, mostly to implement last year’s announcement by the Deputy Attorney General of a Department-wide Safe Harbor Policy in connection with mergers and acquisitions. By: Mayer Brown

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) issued their updated Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023. These guidelines represent a significantly more enforcement-oriented approach than the prior guidelines, and they largely follow the contours of draft guidelines released in July 2023.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation that entered into full effect late in 2023, added a third layer of regulatory scrutiny for large European Union (EU) Mergers and Acquisitions, in addition to merger control and foreign investment reviews.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

On October 4, 2023, Deputy U.S. Monaco announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a new nationwide Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy (the “M&A Policy”). Attorney General Lisa O. By: McCarter & English, LLP

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MARCH 15, 2024

Looking back at 2023 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, antitrust-related breakup fees continued to be an important tool in allocating antitrust risk between deal parties. In 2023, there were at least 42 publicly announced M&A transactions involving such antitrust reverse breakup fee (ARBF).

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MAY 8, 2024

Applying its recent re-interpretation of Article 22 of the European Union Merger Regulation (“EUMR”), which enables Member States to refer to the European Commission (the “Commission”) transactions that do not reach either EU or national merger control thresholds, the Commission reviewed and prohibited in 2023 the acquisition by genomic sequencing (..)

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new “Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy” (“M&A Safe Harbor Policy” or “Policy”) for companies that voluntarily self-disclose corporate criminal misconduct to the Department of Justice. By: King & Spalding

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ) encourage companies to self-disclose misconduct discovered during the merger and acquisition process? This month, we ask: Will a new policy from the U.S. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

A long-expected merger of two of the world’s biggest memory chip companies — Western Digital and Japan’s Kioxia — may be hampered by one of Kioxa’s shareholders, SK Hynix. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, overall mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deal volume was much slower than in prior years; however, as expected, there was a surge in claims during this period.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2023—from advising SoftBank on two acquisitions of public companies in the robotics space, to partnering with sustainable food chain investing firm Paine Schwartz Partners and Special New Fruit Licensing (SNFL) on SNFL’s combination with International (..)

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JULY 11, 2023

billion merger. The FTC sued Microsoft in December in an attempt to stop its acquisition of the gaming giant, which owns massive franchises like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty; the government body worried that the deal would “enable Microsoft to suppress competitors.” This ruling is a great sign for Microsoft.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

On October 4, 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new safe harbor policy that may shield companies from criminal prosecution for misconduct they uncover at companies they are acquiring or have recently acquired. By: WilmerHale

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Deal Lawyers

MAY 17, 2023

Wachtell Lipton recently published the 2023 edition of its 226-page “Distressed Investing, Mergers & Acquisitions” publication.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We counsel our automotive clients on a broad range of industry-specific issues, including matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, litigation, regulatory concerns, intellectual property, and labor and employment. This issue of Morgan Lewis AUTOMOTIVE & MOBILITY, which. By: Morgan Lewis

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Altor’s acquisition of Mandatum) - Medium-sized deals—UK retains its crown for consolidation activity (e.g., LGT’s acquisition of abrdn Capital as well as abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust & Shires Income merger) - Smaller deals—France replaces. By: White & Case LLP

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ankura is pleased to present an overview of healthcare transactions announced or closed during Q3 2023 in the United States. in the third quarter of 2023 after increasing by 4.9% Total transactions decreased by 13.7% in the second quarter.

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