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09Jul

Antitrust Agencies Release New Vertical Merger Guidelines

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formally released the new Vertical Merger Guidelines on June 30, 2020, to provide insight to companies as to how the agencies will evaluate the competitive impact of vertical mergers. These guidelines replace the DOJ’s 1984 Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The Guidelines provide companies with a tool for assessing the antitrust risks associated with a merger involving companies at different parts of the same supply chain or...
By: Ballard Spahr LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/antitrust-agencies-release-new-vertical-51178/

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