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09Jul

DOJ And FTC Finalize New Vertical Merger Guidelines

On June 30, 2020, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission released new Vertical Merger Guidelines (“Guidelines”), which explain how the agencies assess mergers and acquisitions of companies at different levels of the supply chain. The new Guidelines mark the first time the FTC and DOJ have issued joint guidelines on vertical mergers. They provide the most significant guidance on vertical merger enforcement policy since the DOJ’s 1984 Merger Guidelines; however, we do not...
By: Vinson & Elkins LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/doj-and-ftc-finalize-new-vertical-67212/

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