FTC Merger Best Practices
- Announcement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras On Reforms to the Merger Review Process
February 16, 2006
- Statement of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition on Negotiating Merger Remedies [PDF 60KB]
April 2, 2003
- Statement of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition On Guidelines for Merger Investigations
December 11, 2002 - Best Practices on Cooperation in Merger Investigations
October 30, 2002 - Best Practices for Data, and Economics and Financial Analyses in Antitrust Investigations
This paper provides a description of best practices for interaction between the Bureau of Economics and outside parties and their economic and financial consultants in antitrust investigations. The paper outlines procedures that BE encourages the parties to follow as well as what the parties can expect from BE staff. [PDF 46K]
- Frequently Asked Questions About Merger Remedies
News Releases
- December 11, 2002
FTC Competition Director Announces Best Practices for Merger Investigations
- October 30, 2002
United States and European Union Antitrust Agencies Issue "Best Practices" for Coordinating Merger Reviews
- October 18, 2002
FTC Announces Second Workshop on Merger Remedies
Scheduled for October 23, 2002 in New York City
- May 21, 2002
The Urge to Merge - FTC Provides Details on Upcoming Washington, D.C. Workshops on Best Practices
Similar Workshops to be Held in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago
- March 15, 2002
FTC Initiates "Best Practices Analysis" for Merger Review Process
Series of Brown Bag Meetings To Be Held
FTC Staff Submissions
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Best Practices for Data, and Economics and Financial Analyses in Antitrust Investigations, Bureau of Economics [PDF 46K]
Written Submissions
- Comments on FTC Merger Review Process
American Bar Association Antitrust Section (August 6, 2002) [PDF 153K] - Guidance for Federal Merger Investigations and Complying with "Second Requests"
American Bar Association (December 2000) [PDF 79K] - Proposals for Improving the Merger Review Process
Antitrust and Trade Regulation Committee of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (June 12, 2002) [PDF 103K] - Second Request Reform Proposals For High-Tech Industries
David A. Balto and Scott A. Sher [PDF 242K] - Use of Mediation in the Merger Review Process: A Proposal To Increase Efficiency and Minimize Frustration
Keith L. Seat [PDF 149K] - Presentation
Lauren S. Albert (June 12, 2002 )[PDF 98K] - The "Paperless" Second Request?
Robert N. Cook [PDF 110K] - Supermarket Merger Investigations and Remedies
Food Marketing Institute (June 18, 2002) [PDF 84K] - Welome Letter
Food Marketing Institute (October 11, 2002) [PDF 109K]
Merger Investigation Best Practices Recommendations
Applied Discovery, Inc. [PDF 94K] - The Merger Review Process: Cooperation on Data Issues
Michael L. Denger and Montgomery N. Kosma, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP (July 9, 2002) [PDF 86K] - Development and Maintenance of Accounting and Financial Records and Data as Related to the Merger Investigation
David T. Painter, LECG, LLC (July 10, 2002) [PDF 30K] - Toward Guidelines for Merger Remedies
Albert A. Foer [PDF 142KB] - Comments on Merger Policy
National Grocers Association (June 20, 2002) [PDF 668KB] - "Comments on Food Marketing Institute's Submission," and the related Appendix
- Supermarket Merger Investigations and Remedies
Ronald W. Cotterill, Director Food Marketing Policy Center (October 23, 2002) [PDF 64KB]- Appedix A [PDF 21KB]
- Merger Enforcement and Remedies
National Grocers Association (October23, 2002) [PDF 100KB] - Committe on Antitrust & Trade Regulation of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
William H. Rooney (October21, 2002) [PDF 100KB]
Workshops:
Workshop on Electronic Records:
Monday, June 3, 2002: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - Room 332
Washington, DC
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 79K]
General Session on Best Practices for Merger Investigations
Wednesday, June 5, 2002: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
San Francisco Regional Office
901 Market Street, Suite 570
San Francisco, CA
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 101K]
General Session on Best Practices for Merger Investigations
Wednesday, June 12, 2002: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 94K]
General Session on Best Practices for Merger Investigations
Tuesday, June 18, 2002: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Chicago Regional Office
55 East Monroe Street, Suite 1860
Chicago, IL
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 94K]
General Session on Merger Remedies
Tuesday, June 18, 2002: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - Room 332
Washington, DC
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 80K]
General Session on Best Practices for Merger Investigations
Tuesday, June 25, 2002: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Federal Building
300 N. Los Angeles St., Conference Room E
Los Angeles, CA
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 82K]
General Session on Best Practices for Merger Investigations
Thursday, June 27, 2002: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 332
Washington, DC
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 76K]
Workshop on Accounting or Financial Data
Wednesday, July 10, 2002: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 332
Washington, DC
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 86K]
General Session on Merger Remedies
Wednesday, October 23, 2002: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY
Transcript of Proceeding [PDF 106K]