Competition

Refine your results

Filters

Content type

Mission

Displaying 1301 - 1320 of 4950

Press Release

FTC Requires Veterinary Service Providers Compassion First and National Veterinary Associates to Divest Assets in Three Local Markets

Date

February 14, 2020

Veterinary service providers Compassion First and National Veterinary Associates, or NVA, have agreed to divest facilities in three locations to MedVet Associates, LLC, to settle Federal Trade...

Press Release

FTC to Examine Past Acquisitions by Large Technology Companies

Date

February 11, 2020

Note: The FTC will host a conference call for media with FTC Chairman Joe Simons: Date: Feb. 11, 2020Time: 1 p.m. ETCall-in: 877-226-8216 , confirmation number 4193234 Call-in lines, which are for...

Press Release

Statement of Daniel Francis, Deputy Director of FTC Bureau of Competition, Regarding Announcement that Edgewell Personal Care Company has Abandoned Its Proposed Acquisition of Harry’s, Inc.

Date

February 10, 2020

Following today’s announcement by Edgewell Personal Care Company that it has terminated its merger agreement with Harry’s, Inc., Daniel Francis, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, made this...

Press Release

FTC Submits Annual Budget Request, Performance Plan and Performance Report to Congress

Date

February 10, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2021 budget request, in support of the President’s FY 2021 budget for the federal government. The budget request also includes the FY...

Public Statement

Prepared Statements of Bureau of Competition Director Ian Conner at the GCR Live 9th Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum

Date

February 8, 2020

Fixer Upper: Using the FTC’s Remedial Toolbox to Restore Competition (121.06 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

2002004 Informal Interpretation

Date

February 6, 2020

Rule

802.21

You must submit a notification for the first acquisition to be consummated after the end of the 5-year window following the expiration of the waiting period for your previous filing. Unless you expect...

Original Image (98.51 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

1911005 Informal Interpretation

Date

February 5, 2020

Rule

803.9

We disagree. If Buyer is going to cross the $100 million (as adjusted) threshold, Buyer must file for the $100 million (as adjusted) threshold and pay the fee required for crossing the $100 million...

Original Image (120.5 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

2002002 Informal Interpretation

Date

February 3, 2020

Rule

802.21

You have to cross a threshold to take advantage of 802.21. So, your first example works as long as the $50MM threshold (as adjusted) is crossed. Your second example does not work because the $50MM...

Original Image (128.36 KB)

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Extend Deadline for Public Comments on Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines, Announce Two Related Public Workshops

Date

February 3, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are extending the Feb. 11, 2020 deadline for comments on the draft Vertical Merger Guidelines. The deadline is now Feb. 26. The FTC and DOJ...

Mar18

Event

Vertical Merger Guidelines Workshop - CANCELED

March 18, 2020 | 9:00AM - 5:30PM

The workshop will be the second in a two-part series hosted together with the Department of Justice. The two workshops will allow for a dynamic discussion about the proposed guidelines to complement...

Press Release

FTC, FDA Sign Joint Statement Promoting Competition in Markets for Biologics

Date

February 3, 2020

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph J. Simons today joined Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn in signing a joint statement promoting competition in biologics markets....

Policy Statements

Joint FDA-FTC Statement Regarding Collaboration to Advance Competition in the Biologic Marketplace

Date

February 3, 2020

Matter Number

V190003

Joint Statement of the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission Regarding a Collaboration to Advance Competition in the Biologic Marketplace (63.37 KB)

Press Release

FTC Files Suit to Block Edgewell Personal Care Company’s Acquisition of Harry’s, Inc.

Date

February 3, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission today authorized staff of the Bureau of Competition to file suit to enjoin Edgewell Personal Care Company’s proposed $1.37 billion acquisition of its key competitor, Harry...

Public Statement

Should We Block This Merger? Some Thoughts on Converging Antitrust and Privacy

Date

January 30, 2020

Should We Block This Merger? Some Thoughts on Converging Antitrust and Privacy (332.11 KB)

Press Release

Statement of the FTC Chairman Regarding Announcement that Aveanna Healthcare and Maxim Healthcare Services have Terminated Their Acquisition Agreement

Date

January 30, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation into the proposed merger of Aveanna Healthcare and Maxim Healthcare. “Staff of the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Economics have...

Press Release

FTC Announces Annual Update of Size of Transaction Thresholds for Premerger Notification Filings and Interlocking Directorates

Date

January 28, 2020

For 2020, the size-of-transaction threshold for reporting proposed mergers and acquisitions under Section 7A of the Clayton Act will adjust from $90 million to $94 million. Also, the 2020 thresholds...

Federal Register Notice

Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act

Date

January 28, 2020

Press Release

FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Workshop Addressing Non-Compete Clauses in Employment Contracts

Date

January 28, 2020

Following a recent public workshop on non-compete clauses in employer-employee contracts, the Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for public comments from Feb. 10, 2020 to March 11...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements