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Nov 1, 2024 | mlexmarketinsight.com | Wesley Brown

Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Rise in US agency-announced abandonments 'more notable' than boost in significant merger probes, Dechert says Mergers & Acquisitions Published 01 Nov 2024 15:56 Modified 01 Nov 2024 15:56 Behavioral remedies In-depth merger review Killer acquisitions Merger block Structural remedies Vertical Merger A rise in significant merger investigations by US competition authorities resulted in the highest number of abandonments Dechert has seen in a single year,...

Sep 26, 2024 | mlexmarketinsight.com | Wesley Brown

Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Use of 2023 Merger Guidelines by companies allows for 'more effective and efficient decisions' by enforcers, US DOJ official says Mergers & Acquisitions Published 26 Sep 2024 20:56 Modified 26 Sep 2024 20:56 In-depth merger review Transactions built with the 2023 Merger Guidelines in mind have resulted in effective, efficient decisions by regulators, according to US Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Forman. "I commend parties...

Sep 18, 2024 | mlexmarketinsight.com | Neil Roland |Ilana Kowarski |Wesley Brown

Home / News / Financial Services / Comment: US OCC, FDIC, DOJ adopt bank merger review policies; Fed chooses not to act Financial Services Published 18 Sep 2024 00:56 Modified 18 Sep 2024 00:56 Bank governance The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – but not the Federal Reserve – issued policy changes on bank merger oversight, creating confusion in the policing of large bank consolidations. Bank groups criticized the OCC and FDIC for...

Sep 17, 2024 | mlexmarketinsight.com | Wesley Brown

Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / US antitrust agencies seek 'substance over form,' Kanter says of partnerships Mergers & Acquisitions When looking at potential harm from partnerships between Big Tech and startups, the US antitrust agencies will consider their substance over their form, said Assistant Attorney General Johnathan Kanter. “One of the questions that comes up a lot for us in the context of all industries ...

Sep 10, 2024 | mlexmarketinsight.com | Wesley Brown

Home / News / Mergers & Acquisitions / Mergers that would cause 'economy-wide harm,' healthcare deals among US FTC priorities, official says Mergers & Acquisitions Published 10 Sep 2024 22:41 Modified 10 Sep 2024 22:41 Merger block The US Federal Trade Commission's focus when looking at mergers includes deals that cause economy-wide harm as well as healthcare and pharmaceutical deals that impact Americans, an agency official said today. “I don't think there's a single greatest merger...