On February 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the temporary suspension of grants of early termination of the 30-day waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). Until further notice, all deals will now require the full 30-day review period. The announcement, coupled with the transition to a new administration and proposed legislative reform to the antitrust laws, might foreshadow significant changes to merger review on the...By: Mor...
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The beginning of 2021 should have marked the dawn of a new era. As the clocks turned past midnight, there was a collective sigh of relief from the world. 2020 was over and life would begin to return to normal. Sadly, the beginning of 2021 looks set to provide more of the same......By: Vinson & Elkins LLP
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Given the slowdown of construction activity, there is an inevitable uptick in government contract activity. Contractors who are entering into the government contract arena need to know the complex rules and regulations in order to operate profitably. This webinar will address these issues, including: - Understanding the main benefits (including payment security) of federal contracting - Recognizing the potholes (including the False Claims Act) of federal contracting - Realizing the...By: Ca...
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new temporary suspension of grants of early termination for Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) waiting periods, effective February 4, 2021, while the FTC and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) review the “processes and procedures” used in granting early terminations. In announcing its decision to suspend early terminations, the FTC cited the unprecedented volume of premerger notification filings coinciding with the transition to the new Biden...
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For further information, please visit the White & Case Coronavirus Resource Center. The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced today that they are temporarily suspending any grants of early termination under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ("HSR Act"). The HSR Act is the federal premerger notification program, which requires parties to notify the FTC and…The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced today that they are...By: Wh...
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On December 31, 2020, Vice Chancellor Glasscock issued an opinion regarding what he called a “novel issue” arising from cross motions for fees. The motions were supported by a contractual prevailing party fee provision which also provided for an equitable award where a party prevailed in part and lost in part. The case, Great Hill Equity Partners IV v. SIG Growth Equity Fund I, LLLP, CA No. 7906-VCG (Del. Ch. 2020) was hard fought, lengthy, costly, and yielded very little for the parties. Vice...
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One - Latest data from the Investment Association has shown investors plunged nearly four times the amount of cash into responsible investment funds in 2020 than they did in 2019. Responsible investment funds saw net flows of £7.1bn in the nine months to September – around 275 per cent more than the £1.9bn measured in the first three quarters of 2019....By: White & Case LLP
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On Thursday, February 4, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, announced the introduction of a sweeping antitrust reform bill to set the stage for her tenure as one of the top senators in the antitrust arena in the 117th Congress. The bill, the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (CALERA), is broader and more ambitious than the collective bills the Chairwoman introduced in the....
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On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised notification thresholds for determining whether companies or other entities are required to provide notice to the federal antitrust agencies about a proposed transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). If a proposed merger; acquisition of stock, assets or unincorporated interests; joint venture; exclusive licensing arrangement; or other type of business transaction...By...
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“Build-to-Rent” (B2R) product, meaning the construction of homes in a defined community intended to be leased, as opposed to sold, has become a more frequent sub-product within master planned communities. B2R product is similar to a typical multi-family apartment complex in that a single development owner constructs, owns, operates and maintains multiple dwellings which are then leased to residents....By: Winstead PC
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