Like A Rolling Onion?
So, about that other confused scenario I mentioned. This one doesn’t come up as often, but when it does, it seems to be somewhat frequently missed. This time, we’re talking about the exemption codified...
View ArticleHe Ain’t Heavy
The regulations under the FTC Act are complicated. Even people who work with them regularly sometimes make mistakes. I planned to write about two examples of confusion I’ve personally encountered, but...
View ArticleIt’s That Time of Year
As happens every year about this time, the FTC has announced the new thresholds under the Clayton Act, including of greatest interest to this blog, Section 7A, which is better known as the...
View ArticleKeep It Off My Waze
Google’s attracting a new sort of antitrust attention, this time on the exciting topic of HSR rules. Given that this blog is in large part about the intriguing intricacies of the Hart-Scott-Rodino...
View ArticleUPE(s) They Did It Again
It’s been a little while since I covered the basics of how to tell if you need to file. Let’s deal with another fundamental question that’s more complicated than it might originally seem: who needs to...
View ArticleNow For Something (Not At All) Completely Different
During my daily walk to work this morning, I had a new idea for what to do in the Monday Merger Analysis Fundamentals space. Instead of just explaining yet another aspect of the guidelines or merger...
View ArticleHSR Me, ASAP
So far my weekly merger analysis fundamentals posts have focused on substantive analysis, first market definition (and upward pricing pressure, of course) and then a three part series on efficiencies....
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