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FTC Requests Public Comment on Supervalu Inc.’s Application to Approve Sale of 2 Supermarkets Operating under the Shop ’n Save Banner in Va. and W. Va.

Date

November 27, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is accepting public comments on an application by Supervalu Inc. to divest a Shop ’n Save supermarket in Berryville, Va., and another in Martinsburg, WV. The FTC’s Oct. 31...

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FTC Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration 2018

Date

November 26, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2018 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the Commission to perform an annual review of market concentration in the...

HSR Informal Interpretations

1811007 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 23, 2018

Rule

801.2

It is our preference that you use two forms. This usually reduces confusion both in the front office and with the attorney review, and we see fewer filing errors this way. Of course, less confusion...

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Press Release

FTC Requests Public Comment on an Application from Praxair and Linde to Approve Sale of an Industrial Gases Plant to Celanese Ltd.

Date

November 21, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application from industrial gas suppliers Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG to divest a hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide gas plant to...

Press Release

FTC Announces Agenda for the Eighth Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; Session at New York University to Focus on “Common Ownership”

Date

November 20, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the eighth session of its Hearings Initiative with a one-day hearing at the New York University School of Law in New York City on December 6, 2018...

Dec06

Event

FTC Hearing #8: Common Ownership

December 6, 2018 | 8:45AM - 5:30PM

Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips makes remarks opening the eighth FTC hearing The Federal Trade Commission held the eighth session of its Hearings Initiative with a one-day hearing at the New York...

Public Statement

Looking Back to the Future: What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Antitrust

Date

November 15, 2018

Looking Back to the Future: What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Antitrust (214.72 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

1811003 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 14, 2018

Rule

801.1(a)(2), 803.3, 803.4

The UPE has an obligation to comply with the Act. Rule 803.4 only applies to acquired persons and 803.3 only applies when the UPE is unable to provide a response, not when the UPE is unwilling to do...

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HSR Informal Interpretations

1811001 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 14, 2018

Rule

802.2

Number 111 in the Premerger Notification Manual and Informal Interpretation 0911001 reflect our existing position.

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Public Statement

Competition and Consumer Protection Implications of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics

Date

November 14, 2018

Competition and Consumer Protection Implications of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics (31.24 KB)

Press Release

FTC Commissioners Find that 1-800 Contacts Unlawfully Harmed Competition in Online Search Advertising Auctions, Restricting the Availability of Truthful Advertising to Consumers

Date

November 14, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has held that 1-800 Contacts, the nation’s largest online retailer of contact lenses, unlawfully entered into a web of anticompetitive agreements with rival online contact...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Concurring Opinion of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, Inc.

Date

November 14, 2018

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Concurring Opinion of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (20.17 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips [Redacted Public Version] in the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, Inc.

Date

November 14, 2018

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips [Redacted Public Version] (344.07 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

1811008 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 13, 2018

Rule

801.11

If trust financials don’t exist, the Acquired Person should note that and produce the financials for the Limited Partnership (i.e., Acquired Entity) in response to Item 4(b). Note that if the produced...

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HSR Informal Interpretations

1811006 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 13, 2018

Rule

Item 6(b)

The limited partnership fund is the minority shareholder for purposes of this hypo, so only that should be listed along with the minority percentage held in response to Item 6(b).

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Press Release

FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Examination of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics

Date

November 9, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the seventh session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Tuesday, November 13–Wednesday, November 14, 2018...

HSR Informal Interpretations

1811005 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 8, 2018

Rule

Item 6(b)

If the acquiring person is a general partner, it should list its general partner in Item 6(b).

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HSR Informal Interpretations

1811002 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 8, 2018

Rule

801.30

Buyer should file for the maximum number of shares that it plans to acquire through all mechanisms and steps. Since Buyer will make the cash tender offer for more than 50% of the voting securities, we...

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Press Release

FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons Meets with Counterparts from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement

Date

November 8, 2018

Antitrust agency heads from the United States, Canada, and Mexico meet today in Mexico City to discuss their ongoing work to ensure consistent and effective antitrust enforcement and increased...

Public Statement

Data Concentration as a New Dimension in Competition Analysis

Date

November 7, 2018

Data Concentration as a New Dimension in Competition Analysis (102.06 KB)

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