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JUNE 5, 2024

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are often perceived as primarily financial transactions. However, the real success of these endeavors usually hinges on a less tangible but equally crucial factor: organizational culture.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Global merger control enforcement has become more interventionist across Europe, the US, Middle East and Australia, with antitrust regulators increasingly inclined to scrutinize and challenge mergers. The arrival of the FSR in the EU together with the increased global FDI scrutiny add a new layer of. By: White & Case LLP

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MAY 28, 2024

The UK Competition & Markets Authority (“CMA”) has published the first in a series of anticipated merger control decisions in the artificial intelligence (“AI”) space, providing insight on its approach to the application of UK merger control rules to AI partnerships.

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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. By: Paul Hastings LLP

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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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AUGUST 7, 2024

agencies concluded 11 significant merger investigations in the first half of 2024—just one shy of the total concluded in all of 2023. Activity has picked up considerably since last year but is still below the historic DAMITT average. By: Dechert LLP

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MAY 30, 2024

Canadian businesses may soon face tougher standards in merger review if amendments being considered by the government to include “structural presumptions” and more onerous remedy standards in merger reviews are passed into law. By: Stikeman Elliott LLP

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MARCH 22, 2024

Today, a divided Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Board of Directors issued a proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) on bank merger transactions that would create a combined bank with more than $100 billion in assets. By: Troutman Pepper

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Merger Guidelines lower the market concentration threshold for the presumption that a merger is illegal. Deals that place combined market shares above 30 percent with a significant increase in concentration are considered presumptively illegal. By: Dechert LLP

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MARCH 12, 2024

Activision Blizzard1 (“Opinion”) that called into question established market practices for mergers, including (i) the process for obtaining board approval of a merger agreement, and (ii) the contents of the notice of the stockholders’ meeting to approve the merger agreement. By: Allen & Overy LLP

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On January 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act.

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JUNE 12, 2024

Continuing to make good on President Biden’s pledge to root out and challenge anticompetitive mergers, the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have asked the public to join the hunt. By: MoginRubin LLP

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

On August 28, the DOJ, FTC, DOL and NLRB signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Labor Issues in Merger Investigations that will, according to the FTC’s press release, enhance the “ability of the FTC and DOJ to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions on labor markets.”

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MARCH 13, 2024

billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and ACI, the parent company of Albertsons and Safeway, among other brands. The FTC has initiated two challenges to the merger on parallel tracks, filing a charge before the FTC’s administrative tribunal and a complaint in the U.S.

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MAY 17, 2024

This merger symbolizes a strengthening of the crucial U.S.-Japan As the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel garners global attention, its implications extend far beyond mere corporate gains.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) published the long-awaited final 2023 Merger Guidelines. By: Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

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JUNE 24, 2024

The Department of Defense assessed an average of about 40 defense-related mergers and acquisitions each year from 2018 to 2022, a small portion of the roughly 400 defense mergers estimated to occur annually, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). By: Goodwin

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MAY 1, 2024

and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently announced proposals to update their approaches to evaluating bank mergers and other business combinations under the Bank Merger Act. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Originally published by Law360 - April 26, 2024. By: WilmerHale

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JANUARY 30, 2024

China has finally published the long-awaited amendments to its merger control filing thresholds, which will materially impact companies considering mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures this year. million) in.

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APRIL 1, 2024

On March 21, the FDIC issued a request for comment on its proposed Statement of Policy (SOP) on bank merger transactions, which will aim to update, strengthen, and clarify the FDIC’s approach to bank merger evaluation. The new SOP will replace the FDIC’s current SOP on its responsibilities under the Bank Merger Act (BMA) or.

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APRIL 18, 2024

The Australian Treasurer has announced the introduction of a mandatory suspensory merger control regime to come into effect on 1 January 2026. The reforms introduce significant procedural changes, limited appeal rights and greater scrutiny of creeping acquisitions and acquisitions by dominant firms. By: White & Case LLP

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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.

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JULY 28, 2023

Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the “Agencies”) released for public comment draft Merger Guidelines that outline how the agencies evaluate proposed deals. The Agencies have periodically updated their Merger Guidelines, with the last such update in 2010. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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APRIL 29, 2024

agencies announced the conclusion of six significant merger investigations in Q1 2024, double the number seen last quarter. In line with recent trends, each significant merger investigation ended with a complaint or an abandoned transaction. Q1 2024 saw no merger settlements. By: Dechert LLP

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hospital mergers have been an increasing trend in the healthcare markets over the past decade, with many proponents of these mergers believing that the overall consolidation of hospital services provides better outcomes for patients at large, and opponents arguing that these mergers only result in increased costs to patients.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual update to the dollar thresholds for merger filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act), along with new filing fees for merger notification filings. By: Kilpatrick

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APRIL 5, 2024

According to research from Harvard Business Review, the vast majority—between 70 and 90 percent—of mergers and acquisitions fail. Successful corporate transitions begin by anticipating potential challenges. By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

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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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023—dramatically expanding the number and type of transactions that the agencies will consider presumptively unlawful. By: Morgan Lewis

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MAY 1, 2024

On April 23, Rhode Island Attorney General (AG) Peter Neronha, approved the merger of Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio. By: Troutman Pepper

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") published in final form the long-awaited 2023 Merger Guidelines. The final 2023 Merger Guidelines adopt—with some significant changes—the draft Guidelines released by the agencies in July 2023. By: White & Case LLP

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APRIL 17, 2024

The Energy Act 2023 introduces a new UK merger control regime under which all mergers between energy network companies active in the UK can be assessed for their impact on Ofgem’s ability to make comparisons between energy networks. What has changed? Transactions can be blocked/unwound where such impact is found to be prejudicial.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new Merger Guidelines that explain how both agencies will analyze whether potential transactions may violate the antitrust laws. The Merger Guidelines have been in. 18, 2023, the U.S. By: McGuireWoods LLP

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

merger notification thresholds and substantially increased filing fees take effect on March 6, 2024. These thresholds determine which mergers and acquisitions must be reported to the federal government before consummation. Annual increases in U.S.

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JUNE 10, 2024

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MARCH 12, 2024

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (together, “the Agencies”) jointly released a significant revision and expansion to the federal Merger Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), the document that lays out the framework for how the Agencies analyze mergers for potential antitrust concerns.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Introduction - On 29 January 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) regarding its review of Bank Merger Act (BMA) applications. By: K&L Gates LLP

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