Sara Lee Corporation, United States of America (For the FTC)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
921 0023
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FTC Announces New Policy Expanding Cooperation with States on Merger Investigations
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a new policy that will expand cooperative efforts between the Commission and the state Attorneys General in merger investigations. The procedure will...
FTC Asks Court to Delay McCormick’s Acquisition of Competing Spice Maker, Charges Company Has Not Complied with the Federal Law Concerning Merger Review
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McCormick & Co. Inc.'s proposed $56 million acquisition of the Spice Islands assets from Specialty Brands Inc. until the FTC can complete its antitrust investigation of the proposal. The Commission...
McCormick & Company, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
881 0047
Competition Matters
New HSR thresholds and filing fees for 2026
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Each year, the Commission adjusts the minimum dollar jurisdictional thresholds that determine reportability under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act based on the change in gross national product in the...
Competition Matters
New HSR thresholds and filing fees for 2025
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Each year, the Commission adjusts the minimum dollar jurisdictional thresholds that determine reportability under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act based on the change in gross national product in the prior...
Competition Matters
Planning for the new HSR Form
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As antitrust practitioners know, parties to certain mergers and acquisitions are required to submit premerger notification forms that disclose information about their proposed deal and business...
Competition Matters
Slow the Roll-up: Help Shine a Light on Serial Acquisitions
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Most of the talk about dealmaking and antitrust enforcement focuses on large deals involving large companies. That’s because every year, the antitrust agencies get notice of larger deals—those...
Competition Matters
New HSR thresholds and filing fees for 2024
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Each year, the Commission adjusts the minimum dollar jurisdictional thresholds that determine reportability under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act based on the change in gross national product in the prior...
Report
Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report to Congress: Fiscal Year 2020
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43rd Report (FY 2020)
(1.67 MB)
Competition Matters
Making the Second Request Process Both More Streamlined and More Rigorous During this Unprecedented Merger Wave
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Given the recent surge in merger filings and the Commission’s obligation to protect Americans from illegal transactions, the Bureau of Competition is instituting new process reforms to best use its...
Competition Matters
Reforming the Pre-Filing Process for Companies Considering Consolidation and a Change in the Treatment of Debt
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As the FTC continues to experience a massive surge in planned merger deals, we are looking at every step of the merger filing process to identify ways to streamline and maximize our efficiency. Under...
Competition Matters
Wait for it—a Waiting Period Letter confirms your HSR filing
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Once you’ve submitted a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing to the FTC’s Premerger Notification Office, make sure you receive official confirmation that your filing has been received. We’ve compiled important...
Competition Matters
HSR Early Termination After a Second Request Issues
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On February 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission, with the support of the Department of Justice, announced the temporary suspension of granting early termination (ET) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act...
Competition Matters
HSR threshold adjustments and reportability for 2021
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When Congress passed the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, it created minimum dollar thresholds to limit the burden of premerger reporting. In 2000, it amended the HSR statute to...
Competition Matters
File comments in HSR Rulemaking by February 1
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Earlier this fall, the Commission announced two separate rulemaking initiatives aimed at updating the rules and interpretations that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. After publication of the...
Competition Matters
Got questions about the HSR Rulemaking? We’ll answer them live (virtually).
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The FTC welcomes comments on its recent HSR Rulemaking initiative, and to facilitate a robust and thoughtful set of public comments, the Commission is holding a series of three live virtual workshops...
Competition Matters
Seeing the whole picture on avoidance devices
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Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act and Rules, parties cannot use a transaction structure for the purpose of avoiding or delaying their premerger filing obligation. If they do, the Commission must...
Competition Matters
Real-Time Transparency for HSR Transaction Numbers
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In response to increased interest in levels of M&A activity, the Bureau of Competition’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) is responding in real-time by posting monthly figures for Hart-Scott-Rodino...
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