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Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules (July 2020)
Peabody Energy/Arch Coal, In the Matter of
The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint challenging a proposed joint venture between Peabody Energy Corporation and Arch Coal. The transaction would combine their coal mining operations in the Southern Powder River Basin, located in northeastern Wyoming. The complaint alleges that the transaction will eliminate competition between Peabody and Arch Coal, the two major competitors in the market for thermal coal in the Southern Powder River Basin, and the two largest coal-mining companies in the United States. On Sept. 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction, and the parties abandoned their transaction.
FTC Requests Public Comment on Otto Bock HealthCare North America, Inc.’s Application to Approve Divestiture of Assets It Gained through Acquisition of FIH Group Holdings, LLC
FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Arko Holdings Ltd.’s Acquisition of Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC
Arko Holdings and Empire Petroleum Partners, In the Matter of
Arko Holdings Ltd. and Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC have agreed to divest retail fuel assets in local gasoline and diesel fuel markets across four states to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Arko’s proposed acquisition of Empire would violate federal antitrust law. The Commission announced final approval of the consent order in October 2020.
Statement of FTC Bureau of Competition Director Ian Conner on Peabody Energy Corporation and Arch Coal’s Abandonment of Their Proposed Joint Venture
Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Concerning Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Rulemaking Notices
Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Concerning Premerger Notification Rulemaking Notices
FTC and DOJ Seek Comments on Proposed Amendments to HSR Rules and Advanced Notice of Proposed HSR Rulemaking
FTC’s Bureau of Economics to Expand Merger Retrospective Program
FTC Staff Submits Public Comment in Texas Opposing Certificate of Public Advantage Applications
FTC Approves Final Order Requiring Animal Health Product Suppliers Elanco Animal Health, Inc. and Bayer Animal Health GmbH to Divest Assets in Three Product Markets as a Condition of Acquisition
Elanco Animal Health and Bayer
In July 2020, the FTC required global suppliers of animal products, Elanco Animal Health, Inc. and Bayer Animal Health GmbH, to divest three animal health products to settle charges that Elanco’s proposed $7.6 billion acquisition of Bayer would likely be anticompetitive in those markets. On Sept. 11, 2020, the Commission announced the final consent agreement in this matter.
FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on AbbVie Inc.’s Acquisition of Allergan plc
AbbVie Inc. and Allergan plc, In the Matter of
Pharmaceutical companies AbbVie Inc. and Allergan plc have agreed to divest assests to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that AbbVie's proposed $63 billion acquisition of Allergan would violate federal antitrust law. On Sept. 4, 2020, the Commission announced the final consent agreement in this matter.
Multilateral Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Framework for Competition Authorities
Arko Holdings and Empire Petroleum Partners; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment
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