On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted unanimously to adopt the final rule[1] for the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act Form and Instructions, with the concurrence of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”).[2] As anticipated, the new rule entails the most significant revamp of the HSR Form in the nearly 50-year history of the HSR Act, which has significant, long-term implications for all clients planning M&A going forward.
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On February 4, 2021, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly announced that they would immediately suspend the common practice of granting “early termination” of the initial 30-day waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR Act”).
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