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FTC Staff Expresses Support for Proposed Modification to New Jersey Gasoline Pricing Law; FTC Approves Modified Final Order Settling Charges that PepsiCos Acquisition of Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas was Anticompetitive
PepsiCo, Inc., In the Matter of
The Commission required that carbonated soft drink company PepsiCo, Inc. restrict its access to confidential business competitive information of rival Dr Pepper Snapple Group as a condition for proceeding with PepsiCo’s proposed $7.8 billion acquisition of its two largest bottlers and distributors, which also distribute Dr Pepper Snapple Group carbonated soft drinks.
Dun & Bradstreet Settles FTC Charges that 2009 Acquisition was Anticompetitive
Nufarm Limited, In the Matter of
Australian chemical company Nufarm Limited agreed to sell certain assets and modify some of its business agreements to settle charges that its 2008 acquisition of rival A.H. Marks Holding Limited hurt competition in the U.S. market for three herbicides that are relied upon by farmers, landscapers, and consumers. Under the settlement, Nufarm will sell rights and assets associated with two of the herbicides to competitors and will modify agreements with two other companies to allow them to fully compete in the market for the other herbicide. Nufarm’s acquisition of United Kingdom-based A.H. Marks gave Nufarm monopolies in the U.S. markets for two herbicides called MCPA and MCPP-P, which also are known as phenoxy herbicides. The transaction also left only two competitors in the market for a third phenoxy herbicide, called 2,4DB. The three herbicides are widely used in the turf, lawn care, and agriculture industries to eliminate certain weeds safely and cheaply.
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, The, In the Matter of
The FTC issued an administrative complaint on 5/7/2010 challenging The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation February 2009 acquisition of Quality Education Data (QED) and alleging that the deal hurt consumers by eliminating nearly all competition in the market for kindergarten through twelfth-grade educational marketing databases. The data sold by these companies is used to sell books, education materials, and other products to teachers and other educators nationwide. The combination of the two companies gave Dun & Bradstreet, through its subsidiary Market Data Retrieval (MDR), more than 90 percent of the market for K-12 educational marketing data. Dun & Bradstreet acquired QED from Scholastic, Inc. for about $29 million, which was below the threshold amount that would have required the companies to notify U.S. antitrust authorities before finalizing the deal.
Statement of Chairman Leibowitz on the Release of the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines
Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on the Release of the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines
Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Issue Revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines
Carilion Clinic, a corporation, In the Matter of
The Commission issued an administrative complaint challenging Carilion Clinic’s 2008 acquisition of two competing outpatient clinics in the Roanoke, Virginia, area. The complaint alleges that Carilion’s acquisition of these outpatient centers eliminated competition for patients in the Roanoke area. On October 7, 2009 Carillion agreed to sell two independent outpatient medical clinics it acquired last year to settle the charges.
FTC Order Restores Competition in U.S. Markets for Herbicide Products
Solvay S.A
Solvay settled antitrust concerns stemming from its proposed acquisition of Ausimont S.p.A. from Italenergia S.p.A., and agreed to divest its U.S. polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) operations and its interest in Alventia LLC, a joint venture which manufactures the main raw material for PVDF. According to the complaint, the proposed acquisition would lessen competition in two markets: the production and sale of all grades of PVDF; and the production and sale of melt-processible grades of PVDF.
Fidelity National Financial Settles FTC Charges that its Acquisition of LandAmerica Subsidiaries Reduced Competition in Title Information Markets
FTC Requires Conditions for Pilot Corporation's Takeover of Flying J Inc.'s Travel Center Business
FTC Approves Final Settlement Regarding Agilent Technologies' Proposed Acquisition of Varian
Service Corporation International and Keystone North America Inc., In the Matter of
Service Corporation International (SCI), the nation’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services, settled Commission charges that its proposed acquisition of Keystone North America Inc., the fifth-largest funeral and cemetery services provider in North America, raises antitrust concerns in several local markets for funeral services and cemetery services. The order requires SCI to sell 22 funeral homes and four cemeteries in 19 local markets to ensure competition is preserved following its acquisition of Keystone.
FTC Order Preserves Competition Threatened by Agilent's Acquisition of Varian
FTC Challenges Dun & Bradstreet's Purchase of Competing Education Data Provider
FTC Order Preserves Competition That Would Have Been Eliminated by SCI's Acquisition of Keystone North America Inc.
Danaher Corporation and MDS, Inc., In the Matter of
The Commission challenged Danaher’s proposed acquisition of MDS Analytical Technologies, requiring that MDS divest its assets related to its laser microdissection business. The proposed settlement is designed to preserve competition in the North American market for laser microdissection devices – a key tool for scientific research.
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