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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The UK Government has recently confirmed that the digital markets and competition parts of the DMCC Act are likely to come into force in December 2024 or January 2025. By: Hogan Lovells

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued final “statements of policy” for transactions subject to the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”). By: Paul Hastings LLP

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

On September 3, 2024, the European Union’s Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its highly anticipated judgment in the Illumina/Grail case (C-611/22 P and C-625/22 P) concerning the European Commission’s (EC’s) power to review transactions based on a referral by national competition authorities in the EU pursuant to Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (..)

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board met to finalize an updated approach to increase scrutiny of bank mergers, particularly those that would result in a bank with over $100 billion in assets. These moves by regulators signal a new whole-of-government approach to competition in the banking sector.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) shut the vault doors on its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines, leaving the 2023 Merger Guidelines as its sole authoritative statement on the topic of mergers across all industries. By: BakerHostetler

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AUGUST 2, 2024

The acquisition will allow Infintium to secure new manufacturing facilities and expand its sales and marketing operations as it. By: Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Who is/are the relevant merger authority(ies)? 1 Relevant Authorities and Legislation - 1.1 If relevant, please include details of: (i) independence from government; (ii) who the senior decision-makers are (e.g. and (iii) any relevant key terms of appointment (e.g. duration of appointment) of.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued formal statements of policy on reviewing transactions under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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AUGUST 9, 2024

While they have long taken a back seat to federal merger reviews, US states are becoming increasingly involved in merger reviews, including potentially requiring premerger notifications on a broad scale.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says that Three and Vodafone’s planned $19 billion merger — announced 15 months ago — could lead to higher prices for consumers, diminished service such as smaller […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

On July 24 2024, the Australian Federal Government released its long-awaited exposure draft legislation to amend Australia's current informal merger clearance process to a mandatory merger control regime (Exposure Draft). By: White & Case LLP

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Brokers / Corporate Finance - Mid-market investment banks consolidate at the fastest rate yet—Panmure Gordon & Liberum, Redburn (Europe) & Atlantic Equities and Cenkos Securities & FinnCap Group mergers reshape the City skyline.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

More than a year after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) first proposed far-reaching changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger notification rules, the FTC—via a unanimous and therefore bipartisan vote of its commissioners—issued on October 10, 2024 a new final set of HSR Rules along with a new HSR form.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

ComplexDiscovery’s Editor’s Note: This article provides a detailed analysis of the July 2024 HSR transaction data and key economic indicators, emphasizing their impact on the eDiscovery sector. The insights are particularly valuable for legal professionals navigating the complex landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and regulatory.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGBA Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: AGBA) (“AGBA”) today announced the completion of its previously announced merger (the “Merger”) with Triller Corp. NEW YORK, NY / LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct. Triller”).

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To date, 2024 has not yet seen the type of mega-merger (Pfizer/Seagen) or level of agency enforcement (Sanofi/Maze or Amgen/Horizon) as 2023. But two notable investigations — one still active — show the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing to closely examine life sciences transactions for both horizontal and vertical concerns.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

In the healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, while deal volumes varied across different sectors, by and large the sure and steady pace of deal volume in Q2 continued into Q3.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

This edition includes a financial reporting and auditing update for audit committees, highlights from the KPMG 2024 US CEO Outlook, view on the post-election geoeconomic forecast, CEO succession planning, and the latest in board diversity disclosures. By: KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

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MAY 28, 2024

The UK Competition & Markets Authority (“CMA”) has published the first in a series of anticipated merger control decisions in the artificial intelligence (“AI”) space, providing insight on its approach to the application of UK merger control rules to AI partnerships.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Bill Text: IN SB0009 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled. Bill Text: IN SB0009 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled. The law took effect July 1, 2024. By: Benesch

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JULY 1, 2024

Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. He advised the EU’s top court to rule that the EC does not. By: A&O Shearman

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MARCH 11, 2024

On December 18, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice concluded a nearly two-year process of updating both the horizontal and vertical merger guidelines with the release of the 2023 Merger Guidelines.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

2023 saw some very significant decisions, investigations, court judgments and legislative developments in European Union merger control.eu. By: WilmerHale

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

merger notification thresholds and substantially increased filing fees take effect on March 6, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act filing thresholds will increase again in 2024. Annual increases in U.S. By: Jones Day

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

May 9, 2024). The default rule in Delaware is that the attorney-client privilege transfers from the target corporation to the surviving corporation in a merger. Biomerieux, Inc. Rhodes, C.A. N23C-10-067 (Del. By: Morris James LLP

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JULY 18, 2024

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

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

As US Antitrust Agencies Double Down on Merger Enforcement Approach, New Deal Strategies Emerge The DOJ and FTC continue to pursue an aggressive merger enforcement agenda with new merger guidelines and filing requirements. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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APRIL 8, 2024

The Egyptian pre-closing merger control regime will go into full effect on 1 June 2024. The Egyptian Competition Law was amended in December 2022 to introduce a new pre-closing merger control regime, but its enforcement was suspended pending implementation. On 4 April 2024, the Prime Minister issued Decree No.

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MAY 1, 2024

and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently announced proposals to update their approaches to evaluating bank mergers and other business combinations under the Bank Merger Act. Originally published by Law360 - April 26, 2024. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. By: WilmerHale

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

On August 30, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion in Campus Eye Management Holdings, LLC v.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

82882 of 2023, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) in Colombia established the value of operating income and/or total assets that must be considered to determine whether the merger between companies must be reported to the entity. Through Resolution No. By: Holland & Knight LLP

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JUNE 10, 2024

The merger has yet to close due to extended due diligence amid ongoing restructuring and macroeconomic headwinds across multiple countries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

RWI is a well-established tool in the merger and acquisition (M&A) toolbox for both private equity and strategic buyers. Broad coverage and competitive pricing have been the theme for 2024. Woodruff Sawyer’s R&W team presents this comprehensive look at this facet of coverage. RWI has been widely adopted. By: Woodruff Sawyer

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They have selected: Top EU court frustrates European Commission’s push to review below-threshold mergers - While the U.S. never had any difficulty reviewing deals that fall outside the HSR thresholds, many other countries treat their merger filing notification thresholds as. By: A&O Shearman

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JANUARY 30, 2024

China has finally published the long-awaited amendments to its merger control filing thresholds, which will materially impact companies considering mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures this year. million) in.

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APRIL 3, 2024

EU Review of Small Drinks Transaction Shows Expanding Reach of Worldwide Merger Control Rules - On 14 March 2024, the European Commission accepted a request from Luxembourg to review the acquisition of a small drinks wholesaler under EU merger control law, contained in the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR).

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JANUARY 24, 2024

On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual update to the dollar thresholds for merger filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act), along with new filing fees for merger notification filings. By: Kilpatrick

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