FTC launches first Web API to make Early Terminations more accessible
An important aspect of the FTC’s Premerger Notification Program is the granting of early terminations . Any person filing an HSR form may request that the waiting period be terminated before the statutory waiting period expires, allowing the parties to consummate their deal. Such a request for “early termination” (ET) is granted only if both the FTC and Department of Justice Antitrust Division complete their review and determine not to take any...