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Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the FY2022 HSR Annual Report to Congress
FTC, DOJ Issue Fiscal Year 2022 Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Report
Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements; Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period
FTC and DOJ Extend Public Comment Period by 30 Days on Proposed Changes to HSR Form
16 CFR Parts 801 and 803: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements
FTC and DOJ Propose Changes to HSR Form for More Effective, Efficient Merger Review
FTC, DOJ Issue Fiscal Year 2021 Hart Scott Rodino Premerger Notification Report
Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding the FY2021 HSR Annual Report
FTC Announces 2023 Update of Size of Transaction Thresholds for Premerger Notification Filings and Interlocking Directorates
Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements for 2023
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act for 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc./Mark Zuckerberg/Within Unlimited, FTC v.
The Federal Trade Commission authorized a lawsuit in federal court to block the proposed merger between virtual reality (VR) giant Meta and Within Unlimited, the VR studio that markets Supernatural, a leading VR fitness app. Formerly known as Facebook Inc., Meta sells the most widely used VR headset, operates a widely used VR app store, and already owns many popular VR apps, including Beat Saber, reportedly one of the best-selling VR apps of all time, which it markets for fitness use. The agency alleges that Meta’s proposed acquisition of Within would stifle competition and dampen innovation in the dynamic, rapidly growing U.S. markets for fitness and dedicated-fitness VR apps. A federal court complaint and request for preliminary relief was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to halt the transaction.
Biglari Holdings Inc.
Restaurant chain owner and investment fund operator Biglari Holdings Inc. will pay a $1.4 million civil penalty to settle charges that two acquisitions it made on March 26, 2020 of shares of restaurant operator Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. According to the complaint, these two acquisitions, together with Biglari’s prior holdings of Cracker Barrel, caused it to exceed an HSR filing threshold, triggering its obligation to file an HSR Form and wait before completing the acquisition. Failing to do so violated the HSR Act.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (HSR Rules)
Clarence L. Werner, U.S. v.
Clarence L. Werner, founder of the Omaha, Nebraska-based truckload carrier Werner Enterprises, Inc. will pay a $486,900 civil penalty to settle charges that certain of his acquisitions of company stock while he was a director of the company violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. The HSR Act requires companies and individuals to report stock purchases over a certain threshold to the FTC and DOJ and wait before closing the transaction so that the federal agencies can investigate the potential competitive impact of the acquisition. Smaller transactions may also be reportable under the Act due to the need to aggregate the new purchase with all current holdings.
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