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FTC Requires Ball Corporation to Divest Eight Aluminum Can Plants to Ardagh as a Condition of Acquiring Rexam
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Ball Corporation has agreed to sell to Ardagh Group S.A. eight U.S. aluminum can plants and associated assets in order to settle FTC charges that its proposed acquisition of Rexam PLC – worth $8.4...
FTC Challenges Proposed Merger of Canadian Chemical Companies Superior Plus Corp. and Canexus Corp
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The Federal Trade Commission today filed an administrative complaint charging that the proposed $982 million merger of Canadian chemical suppliers Superior Plus Corp. and Canexus Corp. would violate...
1606008 Informal Interpretation
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Rule
801.30
Acquisitions under UK Schemes of Arrangment are 801.30 transactions. For the acquisition price, use the exchange rate for the date of closing. Even though the closing date will typically be in the...
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FTC Approves ProMedica Health System’s Divestiture of former Rival St. Luke’s Hospital
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved ProMedica Health System’s divestiture of its former rival, St. Luke’s Hospital, under the provisions of a Commission order...
1606007 Informal Interpretation
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Rule
802.2(c)
We agree with your analysis. In this situation, where both the mill and timberlands are sold to the same buyer, the mill is a manufacturing facility, and therefore is not “unproductive real property,”...
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1606005 Informal Interpretation
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801.2(d)
This is a consolidation.
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1606004 Informal Interpretation
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Rule
Item 5
The identity of the customer is irrelevant. If shipping from the US, count in Item 5. If shipping from a foreign location to the US, don’t count in Item 5, unless the sale is booked by a US entity. If...
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Something New Under the Sun: Competition & Consumer Protection Issues in Solar Energy
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The Federal Trade Commission held a one-day public workshop on June 21, 2016 to explore competition and consumer protection issues that may arise when consumers generate their own electric power by...
FTC Requires Cement Manufacturers HeidelbergCement AG and Italcementi S.p.A. to Divest U.S. Assets as a Condition of Merger
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German cement producer HeidelbergCement AG and Italian producer Italcementi S.p.A. have agreed to divest a cement plant in Martinsburg, WV and up to 11 cement distribution terminals in six other...
FTC Announces Agenda for Workshop to Examine Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in the Rooftop Solar Business
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming “ Something New Under the Sun” workshop in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2016, examining competition and consumer...
1606006 Informal Interpretation
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Rule
7A(c)(1); 802.4
In analyzing the acquisition of an insurance company or business unit, as opposed to an acquisition of a portfolio of insurance policies [i.e., an asset acquisition], you must use 802.4 in combination...
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FTC Puts Conditions on Merger of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., and The Williams Companies, Inc.
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Energy companies Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“ETE”), and The Williams Companies, Inc., will divest Williams’ interest in an interstate natural gas pipeline to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...
1606003 Informal Interpretation
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Item 4(c); Item 4(d); Item 5; Item 6; Item 7, Item 8; 803.6
When submitting an HSR for a fund that does not yet exist: The GP can file and sign the form. If New Fund will not yet have any operations, Items 5 and 8 will be blank; Items 6 and 7 may have...
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FTC Testifies before House Judiciary Subcommittee Regarding International Competition Policy and Enforcement
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In testimony presented to the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, the Federal Trade Commission outlined its perspectives on international competition...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: International Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
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P859900
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1606002 Informal Interpretation
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Rule
801.40; 801.50; 801.2
In determining whether a transaction is an acquisition or a formation, we look at what each party is contributing. When one party is only contributing cash, we treat that as an acquisition. UPDATE...
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