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05Feb

FTC and DOJ Announce Temporary Suspension of Early Termination Grants

Key Points Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) have temporarily suspended discretionary grants of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 The HSR Act requires parties that meet certain transaction size and other tests to file premerger notification forms with both the FTC and DOJ and observe the required waiting period prior to consummating the transaction. This follows the...
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ftc-and-doj-announce-temporary-7881956/

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