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HSR Act
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Gibson Dunn
FTC Amends Rules of Practice for Modifying Second Requests
The rule change is intended to bring greater transparency and predictability to the Second Request modification process during premerger review. On September 24, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission published a…
Foley & Lardner LLP
The Growth Docket
By Louis Lehot
Control capital for growth. Where venture ends and buyouts begin. Growth equity sits between venture capital and the buyout. It is a large check, often for control, that does three things…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Morrison & Foerster Discusses DOJ Revival of Expedited Second Request Review
By Renholding
On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that it would revive targeted Second Request investigations and published a revised model timing agreement.[1] Merging parties…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Paul Weiss Discusses Delaware Decision Ordering Specific Performance of $2.35 Billion Merger
By Renholding
In Verisk Analytics, Inc. v. ExactLogix, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery held in a post-trial opinion that a buyer’s termination of a commercial relationship with the target’s competitor constituted…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
HSR Update: Old, Shorter Form Likely in Use Through At Least 2026
By Bona Law PC
Authors: Steve Cernak, Luis Blanquez, and Kristen Harris On May 18, 2026, the FTC and DOJ filed an unopposed motion asking the Fifth Circuit to hold their appeal in abeyance…
Beyond the First 100 Days
District Court Vacates the “New” HSR Form — What Next?
The ruling impacts those with HSR filings expected to be submitted on or after February 20, 2026. By Kyra K. Bromley, Patrick C. English, and Peter M. Todaro Updated on…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
HSR Act Changes Effective February 17, 2026: What Dealmakers Need to Know
Companies planning mergers, acquisitions, or other significant transactions in 2026 should be mindful of upcoming changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”), which will take…
Tax Blog
2026 FTC Updates to HSR and Clayton Act Threshold
By L. Pahl Zinn
On January 16, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published to the Federal Register the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”) merger-reporting thresholds for 2026. Each year, the…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Wachtell Lipton Offers Antitrust Insights from the Administration’s First Six Months
By Ilene Knable Gotts, Nelson O. Fitts, Damian G. Didden, Christina C. Ma, Emily E. Samra
As predicted, antitrust merger enforcement under the second Trump Administration exhibits a return to a more restrained approach at both the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the…
Global Policy Watch
FTC Increases HSR Filing Thresholds and Fees, Penalties, and Thresholds Applicable to Board “Interlocks” for 2025
By Thomas Barnett, Anne Lee, James R. Dean Jr., Ross Demain, Kate Mitchell-Tombras, Jim O’Connell, Ryan Quillian, Stacy Kobrick
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced revised thresholds for determining whether transactions need to be filed under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act, along with an updated HSR filing fee schedule. The new…