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Remedy Study
In January 2015, the FTC commenced a study of the effectiveness of the Commission’s orders in merger cases where it required a divestiture or other remedy. The study was intended to update and expand...
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Competition Matters
A fine balance: toward efficient merger review
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One of the key functions of the Bureau of Competition is to analyze mergers. Obtaining information through Second Requests is an essential aspect of our review process for proposed acquisitions. Even...
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HSR Rule 802.5: the Investment Rental Property Exemption
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Every day, the PNO receives many inquiries for interpretations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino statute and rules. Recently, several questions have related to transactions involving rental property, which...
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Monitors: Expert eyes and ears in Commission orders
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The ability to appoint a monitor is an important tool in building a successful merger remedy. The boilerplate-style language FTC uses in merger orders when appointing a monitor belies the unique and...
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The not-so-big news about Big Data
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Everywhere these days, folks are talking about big data. (Apparently, even machines are talking amongst themselves using big data in an ecosystem called the Internet of Things.) Last week, Chairwoman...
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Milestones in FTC history: HSR Act launches effective premerger review
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Some will remember 1976 as the year of the nation’s bicentennial, but it was also the year that Congress gave the antitrust agencies an important tool to prevent harmful mergers before the harm occurs...
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How to avoid common HSR filing mistakes with Item 4(c) and 4(d) documents
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The PNO handles Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Filings for well over a thousand transactions each year. When you submit an HSR Form with all of the required information, the PNO can quickly...
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Running time
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“The clock” is a central part of a merger lawyer’s life. HSR merger review is all about managing the clock effectively. Here are some things we’ve been known to say: Is the clock running? When does...
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A license that is more than a license
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Today, the Commission accepted for public comment a proposed order designed to preserve competition after the merger of CoreLogic and DataQuick, two of only three firms that license national assessor...
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Service Corporation International: Comment on Proposed Divestitures
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on applications by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s...
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Un-consummated merger
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Today, five years post-consummation, the Commission approved Polypore International, Inc.’s application to sell Microporous, a competitor it purchased in 2008. Polypore was ordered to divest the...
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Location and value of patents
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Each year, the Premerger Notification Office answers thousands of letters, phone calls, and emails regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino rules, giving informal advice on the potential reportability of...
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