Ilana Kowarski

1 week ago | mlex.com | Ilana Kowarski

By Ilana Kowarski ( April 16, 2025, 17:12 GMT | Comment) -- Global advertising agencies Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, which are trying to combine in a deal that faces scrutiny from the US Federal Trade Commission, were founding members of a now-defunct ad industry alliance that the FTC’s chairman said warranted “a look” from law enforcers.Global advertising agencies Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, which are trying to combine in a deal that faces scrutiny from the US Federal Trade...

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Ilana Kowarski

By Ilana Kowarski ( April 1, 2025, 21:34 GMT | Comment) -- Power company Constellation Energy's proposed acquisition of rival Calpine Corp. has drawn protests from the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel and the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate despite the merging parties' fix-it-first antitrust remedy.Power company Constellation Energy's proposed acquisition of rival Calpine Corp.

1 month ago | mlex.com | Wesley Brown |Ilana Kowarski

By Wesley Brown and Ilana Kowarski ( March 18, 2025, 21:18 GMT | Comment) -- The Biden administration's focus on private equity firms appears to have been replaced by textbook merger analysis at the US Federal Trade Commission, as highlighted by an FTC complaint against GTCR’s proposed acquisition of Surmodics. In the redacted complaint posted by the agency, the term “private equity” is mentioned just twice in a neutral non-pejorative fashion, simply to specify what type of company GTCR is.

1 month ago | mlex.com | Ilana Kowarski

By Ilana Kowarski ( March 12, 2025, 21:39 GMT | Insight) -- US Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak condemned the Biden administration’s FTC today, alleging that the agency in the Biden-era had extracted concessions from businesses via settlement that would have been difficult, if not impossible, to secure via litigation.US Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak condemned the Biden administration’s FTC today, alleging that the Biden-era FTC had extracted concessions from businesses...

1 month ago | mlex.com | Ilana Kowarski

By Ilana Kowarski ( March 10, 2025, 23:08 GMT | Insight) -- Skydance Media attorneys sent an open letter to the US Federal Communications Commission today urging the agency to reject claims and demands made by Project Rise Partners, an investment group whose rival bid for Paramount Media did not receive consideration by Paramount because the bid was submitted after the Skydance-Paramount deal’s go-shop period had concluded.Skydance Media attorneys sent an open letter to the US Federal...