Bureau of Competition : Mergers and Acquisitions

General Information

• Merger Challenges Data, Fiscal Years 1999-2003
• Report from the Bureau of Competition
  Barry Nigro, before the 52nd Annual ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting
  (April 2, 2004).

Information Concerning Merger Analysis and Procedures

• Reforms to the Merger Review Process: Announcement By Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission (February 16, 2006)
  • Text of the Announcement
  • News Release
• Merger Best Practices
• 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines
• Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice Commentary on the Horizontal Merger Guidelines (March 2006).
• Model Second Request
• Model Retail Request
• Appeals Procedure for Second Requests