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HSR Informal Interpretations

1412003 Informal Interpretation

Date

December 3, 2014

Rule

802.64

- looking back to the SBP for the 1978 Final Rule 802.64, it appears that the type of entity you are describing was specifically excluded from the exemption: "Partnerships holding voting securities...

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HSR Informal Interpretations

1412001 Informal Interpretation

Date

December 2, 2014

Rule

REIT

We can't blink on this one. The rule says "No new assets will be contributed to the new entity as a result of the conversion". We have stretched that to say that if only cash is introduced, you can...

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Public Statement

Remarks at the American Antitrust Institute Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference

Date

December 2, 2014

Commissioner McSweeny Remarks at AAI Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference (48.49 KB)

Press Release

FTC Staff Urges Dental Accreditation Commission To Adopt Dental Therapy Accreditation Standards

Date

December 1, 2014

Federal Trade Commission staff submitted comments to Dr. Sherin Tooks, Director of the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), urging CODA to finalize and adopt accreditation standards for dental...

Press Release

FTC Puts Conditions on Medtronic’s Proposed Acquisition of Covidien

Date

November 26, 2014

Global medical technology company Medtronic, Inc. has agreed to divest the drug-coated balloon catheter business of Ireland-based medical products company Covidien plc, in order to settle Federal...

Press Release

FTC Puts Conditions on Pharmaceutical Joint Venture Between GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis

Date

November 26, 2014

Global pharmaceutical company Novartis AG has agreed to divest Habitrol, its nicotine replacement therapy patch, to settle FTC charges that its consumer health care products joint venture with...

Press Release

FTC Issues Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2014

Date

November 18, 2014

The FTC’s AFR provides an overview of fiscal and key performance results that show how the agency has managed its resources.

Federal Register Notice

Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.; Ferrellgas, L.P., Also Doing Business as Blue Rhino; AmeriGas Partners, L.P., Also Doing Business as AmeriGas Cylinder Exchange; and UGI Corporation; Analysis To Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreements

Date

November 7, 2014

Nov07

Event

100th Anniversary Symposium

November 7, 2014 | 8:30AM

For 100 years, the Federal Trade Commission has distinguished itself as a unique and nimble institution. The FTC continually evolves and innovates to promote competition and protect consumers. Please...

Public Statement

How To Measure Success: Agency Design and the FTC at 100 - ABA Section of Antitrust Law Fall Forum 2014

Date

November 6, 2014

How To Measure Success: Agency Design and the FTC at 100 - ABA Section of Antitrust Law Fall Forum 2014 (88.46 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of AmeriGas and Blue Rhino

Date

October 31, 2014

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of AmeriGas and Blue Rhino (56.42 KB)

Press Release

FTC Requires Divestiture as a Condition of Surgery Center Holdings' Acquisition of Competitor Symbion

Date

October 31, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission will require Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., known as Surgery Partners, and Symbion Holdings Corporation to divest Symbion’s ownership interest in an ambulatory surgery...

Press Release

Blue Rhino, AmeriGas Settle FTC Charges of Restraining Competition

Date

October 31, 2014

The two leading suppliers of propane exchange tanks, Blue Rhino and AmeriGas Cylinder Exchange, have agreed to settle FTC charges that the companies illegally agreed not to deviate from their plans to...

Press Release

FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral Home in Auburn, California

Date

October 31, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell a funeral home located in Auburn, California, as required under...

Public Statement

One Agency, Two Missions, Many Benefits: The Case for Housing Competition and Consumer Protection in a Single Agency

Date

October 30, 2014

One Agency, Two Missions, Many Benefits: The Case for Housing Competition and Consumer Protection in a Single Agency (175.06 KB)

Press Release

FTC Requests Public Comments on Graco’s Application for Approval to Divest Liquid Finishing Business Assets to Carlisle Companies

Date

October 30, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Graco Inc. to divest certain liquid finishing businesses and related assets to Carlisle Companies Inc. Under...

Public Statement

Tips for Agency Practitioners (an Interview with Maureen Ohlhausen)

Date

October 29, 2014

Tips for Agency Practitioners (an Interview with Maureen Ohlhausen) – ABA Federal Civil Enforcement Committee Newsletter (67.94 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Process Enforcement

Paglia, Ralph

Type of Action

Process Enforcement

Last Updated

October 28, 2014

FTC Matter/File Number

131-0206

Case Status

Closed

Press Release

More than 20 Current and Former FTC Officials Will Participate in Agency’s 100th Anniversary Symposium on Nov. 7

Date

October 22, 2014

More than 20 current and former Federal Trade Commission officials will take part in a public symposium on Nov. 7, 2014 to celebrate the FTC’s 100th anniversary in Washington, D.C. The symposium will...

Press Release

FTC Requests Public Comment on Community Health Systems’ Application to Approve Sale of Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center to Capella Healthcare, Inc.

Date

October 21, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Community Health Systems to sell certain health care assets, as required under the FTC’s April 2014 final order...

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