Tag: Competition

Statement of the Commission In the Matter of Alimentation Couche-Tard and CrossAmerica Partners, LP, Docket No. C-4635, File No. 181 0227 (95.03 KB)

Statement of the Commission In the Matter of Alimentation Couche-Tard and CrossAmerica Partners, LP, Docket No. C-4635, File No. 181 0227

Date

July 6, 2020

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

181 0227

171 0184

Docket Number

C-4635

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and CrossAmerica Partners LP

Retail fuel station and convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and its affiliate CrossAmerica Partners LP agreed to divest 10 fuel stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ACT’s proposed acquisition of Holiday Companies would violate federal antitrust law. The FTC later alleged that they violated a 2018 order requiring divestitures of 10 retail fuel stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin to Commission-approved buyers no later than June 15, 2018. They agreed to pay a $3.5 million civil penalty to the FTC to settle the allegations.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 6, 2020

FTC Matter/File Number

181 0227

Case Status

Pending

Policy Statements

U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

June 30, 2020

U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines (523.32 KB)

Statement of Chairman Joseph Simons, Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips, and Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Joint Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines (93.15 KB)

Statement of Chairman Joseph Simons, Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips, and Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Joint Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

June 30, 2020

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P810034

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding the Publication of the Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

June 30, 2020

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P810034

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding the Publication of the Vertical Merger Guidelines (237.56 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In Re FTC-DOJ Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

June 30, 2020

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

P810034

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In Re FTC-DOJ Vertical Merger Guidelines (171.4 KB)

Report

U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission Vertical Merger Guidelines

Date

June 30, 2020

FTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Evaluating Vertical Mergers

Date

June 30, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Department”) issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the...

2006002 Informal Interpretation

Date

June 26, 2020

Rule

803.5

We agree, as long as the announcement complies with SEC regulations.

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FTC Requires Casino Operators Eldorado Resorts, Inc. and Caesars Entertainment Corporation to Divest Assets in Two Local Markets as a Condition of Merger

Date

June 26, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission will require casino operator Eldorado Resorts, Inc. to divest casino-related assets in the South Lake Tahoe area of Nevada, and the Bossier City-Shreveport area of...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment

Date

June 26, 2020

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Dissenting Statement Of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment (99.13 KB)

2006006 Informal Interpretation

Date

June 24, 2020

Rule

802.30

We view Merger 1 as an acquisition with a backside. As such, the entities are viewed as they exist going into thetransaction and Merger 1 is reportable.

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FTC Requires Divestitures as Condition of Tri Star Energy, LLC’s Acquisition of Certain Assets of Hollingsworth Oil Company, Inc., C & H Properties, and Ronald L. Hollingsworth

Date

June 24, 2020

Tri Star Energy, LLC and Hollingsworth Oil Company, Inc., C & H Properties, and Ronald L. Hollingsworth have agreed to divest, retail fuel assets to settle charges that Tri Star’s proposed acquisition...

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Concerning the Contact Lens Rule

Date

June 22, 2020

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

R511995

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter concerning the Contact Lens Rule (28.91 KB)

Public Statement

Occupational Licensing in Health Care: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff

Date

June 19, 2020

Occupational Licensing in Health Care: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff (118.83 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules (May 2020)

Date

June 18, 2020

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that VieVu’s Former Parent Company Safariland Entered into Anticompetitive Agreements with Body-Worn Camera Systems Seller Axon

Date

June 16, 2020

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Safariland, LLC, which manufactures and sells equipment for the law-enforcement...

2006005 Informal Interpretation

Date

June 11, 2020

Rule

801.10

We cannot tell if the acquiring person is determining fair market value in good faith since we do not know what impact the claims already made have on a good faith valuation in this particular...

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2006004 Informal Interpretation

Date

June 9, 2020

Rule

801.2

The collaboration involves co-exclusive licenses, so there is nothing reportable at the outset. But if either party acquires exclusive rights over IP discovered or developed as a result of the...

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