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Investment Firms Be on Alert: Antitrust Agencies Propose Changes that Would Increase HSR Filings

Goodwin | | Return|
The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “Agencies”) recently proposed two changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) rules that, if implemented, will materially impact private equity, venture capital, and other investment firms. One proposed rule will exempt from the HSR filing requirements certain acquisitions of 10% or less of an issuer, and the other will require certain entities to aggregate their holdings in an issuer to determine whether the...
By: Goodwin
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/investment-firms-be-on-alert-antitrust-69440/

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