On May 19, 2012, the Ministry of Commerce of the Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) conditionally cleared the acquisition by Google Inc. (“Google”) of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (...
New political administrations often come into office with assumptions, and sometimes clear statements, about how their approach to antitrust enforcement will differ from that of their pre...
In a sign of the growing importance of Chinese competition law to global M&A transactions, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently approved Western Digital Corp.’s acquisitio...
In many respects, 2011 can be considered the most significant year to date in the development of China’s antitrust enforcement regime since the Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”) came into f...
The memorandum addresses recent changes to both the HSR premerger notification filing thresholds and the thresholds that trigger, under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, a prohibition prevent...
On October 13, 2011, the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (“DOJ”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) (together, the “U.S. agencies”) and the Competition Directorate-Ge...
Section 7 of the Clayton Act, enacted in 1914 and amended in 1950, is the principal US antitrust statute governing mergers and acquisitions. Section 7 prohibits acquisitions of assets or ...
On July 7, 2011, the FTC published on its website a notice of final rulemaking, setting forth substantial revisions and amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger Notificat...
The memorandum is addressing recent changes to both the HSR premerger notification filing thresholds and the thresholds that trigger, under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, a prohibition pre...
