U.S. FTC proposes amendment to HSR rules: codifies "pull and refile" and mandates withdrawal for deals that will not proceed *

USA - February 14 2013
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to issue a proposed rulemaking amending the rules governing Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings made by…

Co-authors: Michael H. Knight, Tom D. Smith.

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U.S. merger notification and interlocking directorates thresholds announced for 2013 *

USA - January 16 2013
Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission announced the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act thresholds that will apply to transactions closing on or after…

Co-authors: Pamela L. Taylor, Tom D. Smith.

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U.S. DOJ prosecutes obstruction of justice by South Korea executive in merger investigation *

USA - May 7 2012
A plea agreement entered into last week with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) provides a sobering reminder of the serious consequence of obstruction of justice, and highlights the fact that such obstruction issues can arise even in connection with seemingly routine merger investigations if key documents intentionally are altered before being submitted to the government.

Co-authors: Ryan C. Thomas, Kathryn M. Fenton, Tom D. Smith.

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Antitrust alert: U.S. merger notification and interlocking directorates thresholds increased *

USA - January 25 2012
On January 24, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission announced revised thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification filings and for the jurisdictional thresholds that trigger the prohibition on interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. 

Co-authors: Tom D. Smith.

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China publishes final rules on the national security review of foreign investment in Chinese companies *

China - September 16 2011
China has published new rules to implement the national security review that will be conducted as part of the review of mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors and involving Chinese companies.

Co-authors: Peter J. Wang, Kenneth J. Nunnenkamp , Sébastien J. Evrard, Giovanna M. Cinelli , Yizhe Zhang.

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