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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Gail F. Levine |Scott Perlman |Christopher Kelly |Rachel J. Lamorte
The upshot, for busy people:On March 18, 2025, Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter andCommissioner Alvaro Bedoya, who hold the two Democratic seats onthe Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") were informed thatPresident Donald Trump was removing them from the FTC. Bothcommissioners are contesting the dismissals. For more than a month, the five-member FTC has been oneRepublican commissioner short, leaving Chairman Andrew Fergusonwithout a majority.
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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Scott Perlman
On January 22, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its annual update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act thresholds in the Federal Register.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | William H. Stallings |Scott Perlman |Gail F. Levine |Richard Snyder
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
published its Final Rule enacting changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Act (HSR Act) premerger notification rules. The Final Rule will
usher in the most significant changes to HSR reporting requirements
in the program's 45-year history.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Scott Perlman |Jeremy Silas |Ora Nwabueze
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) push against private
equity roll-ups has hit a snag. On May 14, 2024, US District Judge
Kenneth Hoyt of the Southern District of Texas granted a motion to
dismiss filed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh
Carson), while denying the motion to dismiss filed by co-defendant
US Anesthesia Partners (USAP).
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May 30, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Scott Perlman |Jeremy Silas
[co-author: Ora Nwabueze]The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) push against private equity roll-ups has hit a snag. On May 14, 2024, US District Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the Southern District of Texas granted a motion to dismiss filed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson), while denying the motion to dismiss filed by co-defendant US Anesthesia Partners (USAP).
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Scott Perlman
On February 5, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its annual update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act thresholds in the Federal Register.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Gail F. Levine |Thomas V. Panoff |Daniel K. Storino |Scott Perlman
Private equity acquisitions in healthcare will likely face
increased scrutiny from multiple federal departments, as well as
from state antitrust enforcement officials.
The public comment period is a good opportunity for private
equity firms to weigh in.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Scott Perlman
On February 5, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
published its annual update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act
thresholds in the Federal Register.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | William H. Stallings |Gail F. Levine |Scott Perlman |Richard D. Snyder |Christopher Kelly |Rachel J. Lamorte
On December 18, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (together, “the Agencies”) jointly issued their 2023 Merger Guidelines,1 which describe the factors the Agencies consider when reviewing mergers and acquisitions. It follows a long practice of the Agencies issuing such guidance, with versions dating back to the 1980s. The 2023 Guidelines reflect the analytical framework that the Agencies have been applying since the start of the Biden Administration.
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Feb 1, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Scott Perlman
On January 26, 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its annual update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act thresholds in the Federal Register. Significantly, the FTC also announced a new filing fee structure with fees for transactions valued in excess of approximately $1 billion being increased from $280,000 to a maximum of $2.25 million for transactions valued at $5 billion or more.
