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Latest Estimates Reinforce Burden of FTC’s Final HSR Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s recently finalized Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rule places a significant time and cost burden on companies engaging in procompetitive mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to top legal analyses and the...
National Venture Capital Association: FTC’s Enforcement Approach is Chilling Critical Investment in New Breakthroughs
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s aggressive approach to mergers and acquisitions enforcement (M&A) is disrupting critical investment in innovation, according to National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) President Bobby Franklin, in an interview with Axios....
What They Are Saying: FTC’s Final HSR Premerger Rules Place Undue Burden on Competitive M&A Across Life Sciences
Leading organizations are expressing concern about the impact of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s final Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rule, including the chilling effect it could have on biopharmaceutical and life sciences innovation. While the...
PULSE Campaign Statement on Final HSR Rules
Washington, D.C. – In response to the final Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules released today by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Partnership for the U.S. Life Science Ecosystem (PULSE) released the following statement: While we appreciate...
Bloomberg Law: “Chilling Effect” of FTC & DOJ’s Aggressive M&A Enforcement Approach
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ)’s aggressive approach towards mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is deterring companies from pursuing deals, write Bloomberg Law reporters Justin Wise and Mahira Dayal – threatening even procompetitive...