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03Feb

FTC Announces Decreased HSR Filing Thresholds for 2021

On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced—for the first time since 2010—a decrease in the thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and its rules and regulations (HSR Act) before consummating a transaction. Under the HSR Act, companies of a certain size involved in a transaction exceeding reportability thresholds are required to file a pre-merger...
By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ftc-announces-decreased-hsr-filing-5975209/

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