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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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JANUARY 14, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act), and Section 8 of the Clayton Act governing interlocking directorates.. By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

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JANUARY 17, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025, changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and filing fees. The 2025 HSR reporting threshold will increase from $119.5 million to $126.4

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Trends to Watch in 2025 January 7, 2025 As we welcome 2025, Wilson Sonsini litigators shed light on the emerging trends and key issues they see shaping the legal landscape, from AI regulation to evolving trade secret laws and increasing scrutiny on corporate disclosures. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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MARCH 6, 2025

The past two weeks saw major developments in the US merger clearance process. On February 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules and new filing forms went into effect, marking the most significant overhaul of HSR reporting requirements in 45 years. By: Mayer Brown

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JANUARY 23, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds and HSR filing fees, which will become effective on February 21, 2025. The revised thresholds will apply to any merger or acquisition closing on or after the effective date.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 14, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released increased jurisdictional thresholds, filing fee thresholds, and filing fee amounts for merger notifications made pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). By: McDermott Will & Emery

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JANUARY 15, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved new premerger notification thresholds and revised filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR). By: Jenner & Block

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 15, 2025

The initial days of 2025 ushered in a trifecta of significant antitrust updates for dealmakers. million to $126.4 million.

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MARCH 7, 2025

In Brief - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has just announced the ACCCs Compliance and Enforcement priorities for 2025-2026. By: K&L Gates LLP

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JANUARY 13, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025 that it will raise the Hart-Scott-RodinoAct (HSR Act) jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds. The increased thresholds will go into effect 30 days after their forthcoming publication in the Federal Register. By: Morgan Lewis

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JANUARY 23, 2025

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) requires parties to transactions meeting certain size thresholds to make notification filings with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and to observe a waiting period before closing. By: Smith Anderson

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JANUARY 14, 2025

10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced the 2025 adjusted thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). The HSR Act notification requirements apply to transactions that satisfy the specified size of transaction and size of person dollar thresholds.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 14, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the filing thresholds and fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act). Because of this year's adjustments, transactions valued at more than $126.4 million may trigger an HSR filing. By: Venable LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announcedits annual adjustments to (1) the pre-merger notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act), (2) the HSR Act filing fee schedule, (3) the civil penalty amounts for HSR Act violations, and (4) the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section (..)

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JANUARY 16, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published new, higher notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act). The HSR Act requires the FTC to adjust the thresholds annually to reflect changes in U.S. gross national product.

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TechCrunch: M&A

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The all-cash deal is expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to approvals and customary closing conditions. It’ll take Zuora, which is currently publicly traded, private. Tien […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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MARCH 13, 2025

On March 6, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's (GTCR) proposed acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. Surmodics).

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MARCH 6, 2025

Despite current trade and geopolitical developments and uncertainties, Bennett Jones discusses opportunities for Canadas mining industry in 2025 and beyond, including optimism driven by policy shifts and heightened demand in key areas. By: Bennett Jones LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission announced the annual revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). The thresholds are revised annually based on changes in U.S. gross national product. The FTC also issued its annual revision of the HSR filing fee schedule.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Overview - On January 2, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published 2025 HSR Form Updates: What Filers Need to Know.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Effective mid-January 2025, the FTC’s new HSR notification process will significantly increase the burden and cost of filing M&A notifications under the HSR Act.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In October, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted to finalize changes to the premerger notification form and rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. On November 12, that rulemaking was published in the Federal Register, making the effective date for the new rules February 10, 2025. By: King & Spalding

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Effective mid-January 2025, the FTC’s new HSR notification process will significantly increase the time and content required to file M&A notifications under the HSR Act.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

For the first time in 46 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved extensive updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger notification rules implementing the HSR Act. By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) has announced a final rule (the “Final Rule”) significantly expanding the premerger notification and reporting requirements under the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”).

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) requires all parties to transactions that meet certain transaction size and other tests to file premerger notification forms for mergers and other transactions with both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 15, 2025

On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced revised jurisdictional thresholds and a revised filing fee schedule under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). Also on January 10, the FTC announced revised jurisdictional thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act (Corporate Interlock Statute).

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 15, 2025

On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a record USD5.68m civil penalty to settle alleged pre-merger coordination in violation of the HSR Act. This settlement is the largest dollar penalty that has ever been imposed by the U.S. agencies for a gun-jumping violation. By: A&O Shearman

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The FTC just announced its annual changes to both certain thresholds which govern the need to make an HSR filing, the fees associated with required filings and which dictate the legality of interlocking directorates. The changes will take effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, which as of this writing has yet to occur.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Jan. 10 annual revisions to the applicable thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act).

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced a final rulemaking on a unanimous vote that will expand the reporting requirements for mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The new reporting requirements will go into effect after the new year in mid-January 2025.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice (“DOJ”), issued the rules amending Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions and related instructions on October 10, 2024.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On November 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) previously announced final rule expanding the scope of premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act was formally published in the Federal Register. By: Venable LLP

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Trading 183

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Gross National Product (GNP) for 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced an increase in the jurisdictional filing thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR). As a result of the increase in the U.S. The minimum size of transaction threshold will increase by $6.9 million, a 5.8% million.

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On November 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its Final Rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose amending the Premerger Notification and Report Form filed for transactions reported under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). By: Vedder Price

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday increased jurisdictional thresholds for (1) notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the HSR Act), (2) the HSR Act filing fee schedule, and (3) the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. By: Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

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