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The DOJ and FTC Release New Guidance for Business Activities Affecting Workers
31 Jan 2025 00:39 GMT
… noncompete arrangements.
The FTC attempted to prohibit most … The Guidelines note several FTC enforcement actions alleging that … as instances where FTC settlements of merger complaints included … from which the Republican FTC commissioners, including the new …
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Feds move to block $14B Hewlett Packard-Juniper merger
31 Jan 2025 00:05 GMT
… first attempt to stop a merger by a Trump administration that … take a softer approach to mergers.
The Justice complaint alleges that … block a $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons that … . Two judges agreed with the FTC’s case, blocking the proposed …
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‘Unthinkable’: Trump FTC Chair Shuts Down Public Comments on Corporate Pricing Tactics
30 Jan 2025 19:27 GMT
… workers,” said one Democratic FTC commissioner. “He did none … Federal Trade Commission. Image-FTC
U.S. President … FTC requests for information and public comments on corporate mergers … set individualized prices.
Democratic FTC commissioners expressed alarm over …
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FTC 7-day extension would kill Tempur Sealy, Mattress Firm merger
30 Jan 2025 13:59 GMT
… would “likely kill this merger.”
The FTC filed a motion Tuesday … funding the debt and filing merger certificates.
The filing outlines … of dollars complying with the FTC’s investigation.” The filing … continues that the FTC could have made the extension …
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European Union: the Commission’s evolving approach to digital mergers
29 Jan 2025 17:49 GMT
… enforcement of digital mergers. Digital mergers in this chapter … Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report dated 15 September … response to digital mergers
The Commission already … mergers are typically conglomerate mergers, and the current Non-Horizontal Merger …
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FTC Workers Frustrated With Lina Khan After Union Deal Fizzles
27 Jan 2025 22:57 GMT
… frustrating experience.”
Khan, the FTC and the NTEU all declined … before Inauguration Day.
The FTC employee said management was slow … inauguration, according to the FTC employee’s email.
Khan … agreements and helped sink the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, …
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Higher Prices, Reduced Access, Lower Quality Care: HHS, FTC, DOJ Report Harshly Criticizes Provider Consolidation and Private Ownership
27 Jan 2025 21:50 GMT
… , the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice ( … system-led acquisitions and mergers are associated with higher … was curtailed following the merger or acquisition of their … statements made by incoming FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson and …
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The Fate of the “Last Gasp” of the Biden FTC: Will Its Legacy Survive the Trump Administration?
27 Jan 2025 21:50 GMT
… priorities in areas such as merger enforcement, healthcare and workers, … Holyoak) criticized the Biden FTC for issuing the report “ … of Surviving Trump FTC: Medium
The Trump FTC will likely maintain … .
Chance of Surviving Trump FTC: Low
Commissioner Holyoak’s …
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FTC Imposes Record Fine on Texas Energy Companies for HSR "Gun Jumping"
27 Jan 2025 21:47 GMT
… closing a merger or acquisition.
The federal merger notification statute, … acquirors.
In October 2021, FTC issued a "second … .
After investigating, the FTC alleged the transaction would … . For example, many merger agreements require acquiror approval …
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FTC Has Bipartisan Support for Merger Cases, Outgoing Chief Says
27 Jan 2025 07:06 GMT
… cases to block anticompetitive mergers under the Trump administration … his tenure, the FTC won every merger case it filed, … on disclosures for proposed mergers and acquisitions. Those … Bloomberg.
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