JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 11, 2023

4, 2023, in remarks delivered to the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ 22nd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, Deputy Attorney General (AG) Lisa Monaco announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy. By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today, a tale of two markets are seen in healthcare mergers and acquisition (M&A): the present (as reflected in the data about declining dealmaking) and the future (reflected in the increasingly positive outlook by dealmakers). By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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MAY 8, 2024

Applying its recent re-interpretation of Article 22 of the European Union Merger Regulation (“EUMR”), which enables Member States to refer to the European Commission (the “Commission”) transactions that do not reach either EU or national merger control thresholds, the Commission reviewed and prohibited in 2023 the acquisition by genomic sequencing (..)

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JULY 11, 2023

billion merger. The FTC sued Microsoft in December in an attempt to stop its acquisition of the gaming giant, which owns massive franchises like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty; the government body worried that the deal would “enable Microsoft to suppress competitors.” This ruling is a great sign for Microsoft.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

On 4 October 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new US Department of Justice (DOJ) Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). By: K&L Gates LLP

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (the “Agencies”) jointly released new Merger Guidelines (the “Guidelines”), setting forth the analytical framework the Agencies will use to review proposed mergers and acquisitions. By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) issued their updated Merger Guidelines on December 18, 2023. These guidelines represent a significantly more enforcement-oriented approach than the prior guidelines, and they largely follow the contours of draft guidelines released in July 2023.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

On October 4, 2023, Deputy U.S. Monaco announced that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a new nationwide Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy (the “M&A Policy”). Attorney General Lisa O. By: McCarter & English, LLP

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

The US energy sector’s ongoing consolidation wave, which saw $250 billion worth of deals in 2023 and continues into the current year, is reshaping the industry landscape. As companies seek to deploy cash reserves and enhance their oil and gas portfolios, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become increasingly common.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

On October 4, 2023, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new “Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor Policy” (“M&A Safe Harbor Policy” or “Policy”) for companies that voluntarily self-disclose corporate criminal misconduct to the Department of Justice. By: King & Spalding

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JANUARY 8, 2024

On October 5, 2023, Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in the mergers and acquisitions context.

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MARCH 26, 2024

The VSD Policy substantially tracks the language of the previous VSD Policy (dated March 1, 2023) but makes a few notable updates, mostly to implement last year’s announcement by the Deputy Attorney General of a Department-wide Safe Harbor Policy in connection with mergers and acquisitions. By: Mayer Brown

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Editor’s Note: The Hart Scott Rodino Act (HSR Act) is a federal law that requires companies planning to merge or acquire certain assets or voting securities to notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) before completing the transaction.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We know 2023 was not a great year for M&A activity, but seed- and early-stage startups fared much better than their later-stage counterparts. A recent PitchBook article addresses this, highlighting data that shows young startups were much more likely to be the targets of acquisitions last year, a trend that looks to continue into 2024.

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JULY 25, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions will continue to face strong headwinds at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) under new proposed Merger Guidelines released on July 19, 2023.

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Deal Lawyers

MAY 17, 2023

Wachtell Lipton recently published the 2023 edition of its 226-page “Distressed Investing, Mergers & Acquisitions” publication.

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JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a long-awaited draft update to their Merger Guidelines. This draft is the latest entry in a long series of guidelines that describe the agencies’ approach in reviewing proposed mergers and acquisitions.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation that entered into full effect late in 2023, added a third layer of regulatory scrutiny for large European Union (EU) Mergers and Acquisitions, in addition to merger control and foreign investment reviews.

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JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (the agencies) released a draft update of the Merger Guidelines that would significantly overhaul how the agencies review mergers and acquisitions. By: Stinson LLP

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ) encourage companies to self-disclose misconduct discovered during the merger and acquisition process? This month, we ask: Will a new policy from the U.S. By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

On October 4, 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced a new safe harbor policy that may shield companies from criminal prosecution for misconduct they uncover at companies they are acquiring or have recently acquired. By: WilmerHale

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases.

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JULY 12, 2023

Overview - The year 2022 started strong but proved to be a mixed year for M&A in what could be described as a return to earth after the record-setting year that was 2021. M&A market alone exceeded $2 trillion in 2021 – a staggering figure that crushed (by nearly 30%) the then-existing record established in 2015.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the “Agencies”) of a draft update to their merger guidelines (the “Proposed Guidelines”) intended to describe and guide the Agencies’ review of mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws. By: Stevens & Lee

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AUGUST 31, 2023

July 17, 2023: Complete Solaria, a leading solar technology, services, and installation company, acquired Freedom Acquisition I Corp through a reverse merger. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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JANUARY 13, 2024

© 2023 TechCrunch. M&A is expected to rise in 2024, but we won't likely see a lot of consolidation among startups that wouldn't make it on their own. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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JULY 27, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a draft version of new Merger Guidelines (Merger Guidelines), which would replace the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines (the latter were rescinded by the FTC in September 2021).

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AUGUST 21, 2023

In 2023, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financings have experienced a slowdown across Canada, on the heels of a historically strong year in 2022.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

US Corporate Article - The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Business Law Section has released its 2023 Private Target Deal Points Study (the “Study”), the flagship product of the Market Trends Subcommittee of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee. private companies.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Looking back at 2023 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, antitrust-related breakup fees continued to be an important tool in allocating antitrust risk between deal parties. In 2023, there were at least 42 publicly announced M&A transactions involving such antitrust reverse breakup fee (ARBF).

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JUNE 29, 2023

On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission, in concurrence with the U.S. The HSR Act and its implementing rules require the parties to certain mergers and acquisitions to submit premerger notification to the Agencies and to wait a specified period of time before consummating their transaction. By: Stinson LLP

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JULY 21, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice released a draft update of the Merger Guidelines. The draft Guidelines describe how the agencies “review.mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws.”. By: WilmerHale

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ankura is pleased to present an overview of healthcare transactions announced or closed during Q3 2023 in the United States. in the third quarter of 2023 after increasing by 4.9% Total transactions decreased by 13.7% in the second quarter.

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JULY 18, 2024

in the first quarter of 2024 after remaining relatively flat in the fourth quarter of 2023. Ankura is pleased to present an overview of healthcare transactions announced or closed during Q1 2024 in the United States. Total transactions decreased by 7.6% By: Ankura

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Compared to the third quarter of 2023, transaction volumes for the third quarter of 2024 declined by 3.8 The total number of transactions decreased by 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024, following a decrease of 3.1 percent in the second quarter. By: Ankura

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JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, overall mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deal volume was much slower than in prior years; however, as expected, there was a surge in claims during this period.

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JULY 17, 2023

“Stratasys intends to engage in discussions with 3D Systems with respect to 3D Systems’ July 13, 2023 revised proposal, subject to the requirements of the Desktop Metal merger agreement,” the company notes. “We In 11 of those 12 unsolicited acquisition proposals, Stratasys rejected the unsolicited proposal without engagement.

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