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FTC Fights $8.5 Billion Fashion Merger, Saying It Would Lift Prices, Hurt Workers
The deal, announced in August, would combine Tapestry's Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade brands with Capri Holdings' Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace labels.
Feds Align With State AGs to Toughen Health Care Antitrust Enforcement
Regulators say the consequences of anti-competitive practices in health care can be especially grave. It "is often the difference between life and death," Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter said.
Republicans Holyoak, Ferguson Join FTC, Restoring Full Five-Member Commission
Since mid-2023, the FTC has operated with only three commissioners, all Democrats: the chair, Lina Khan; Rebecca Kelly Slaughter; and Alvaro Bedoya.
Antitrust Cops Disavow Collusion 'Safety Zones,' Leaving Companies Walking on Eggshells
The DOJ's and FTC's retreat from long-standing guidance on information-sharing appears to have been intended "to inject some uncertainty—to make people nervous about antitrust," Fenwick & West partner Steve Albertson said. "And it worked."
Antitrust Cops Ditch Collusion 'Safety Zones,' Muddying What Rivals Can Say to One Another
The DOJ's and FTC's retreat from long-standing guidance on information-sharing appears to have been intended "to inject some uncertainty—to make people nervous about antitrust," Fenwick & West partner Steve Albertson said. "And it worked."
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FTC Will Examine Supply Chain Disruptions' Disparate Harm on Smaller Grocery Stores
"If we end up finding that these types of practices violate any of the antitrust laws ... I know I'll be very interested in making sure we take swift action," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.
Head-Spinning Changes to Antitrust Enforcement Forcing Firms to Recalibrate Dealmaking
"You see significant enforcement where enforcement is meant to drive policy—policy as far as economic concerns, social concerns and stepping beyond the more traditional realm of merger review," said Peter Julian, a Jones Day partner.
Inside Track: FTC Exasperating Merger Partners With Never-Ending Probes
"The regulatory delays can seem completely arbitrary and byzantine at times," Yale School of Management's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian said in a recent commentary.
FTC's Lawsuit Against Kroger-Albertsons Merger Follows New Guidelines' Labor Concerns
"This is the first big merger that I'm aware of where there's such a big emphasis on not only the effect on consumers but also workers," said Bradley Weber, co-chair of Locke Lord's antitrust practice group.
FTC Sues to Block Kroger's $25B Albertsons Purchase
The combination "would lead to additional grocery price hikes for everyday goods, further exacerbating the financial strain consumers across the country face today," FTC official Henry Liu said in a statement.TRENDING STORIES
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