By Anisha Chand1 & Tanveer Verma2   On September 10 2024, the amendments to the Indian Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act) regarding merger control came into force. A significant amendment…

By Lauren F. Dayton & Swara Saraiya1   The Federal Trade Commission made big news in September 2023 when it filed a complaint against a major anesthesiology provider, U.S. Anesthesia…

By Sha’ista Goga1   I. Introduction Enforcement agencies have amended laws and guidelines in recent years to deal with mergers that do not affect competition individually, but do on a…

This article explores the complexities and challenges of cross-border mergers and acquisitions between Mexico and the United States, emphasizing the significance of antitrust laws and regulatory frameworks. The surge in…

When shaping Canadian competition law, Canadian legislators and enforcers historically have canvassed comparative experience, including most prominently that of the U.S., but have typically concluded that distinct circumstances in Canada,…

Canada’s Competition Act has recently been substantially reformed through a wide-ranging set of amendments. Among these, merger reviews are now subject to a structural presumption that encodes in statute the…

Competition authorities worldwide have shown an increasing interest in labor markets in recent years. Historically, they have focused on three anti-competitive practices in labor markets: no-poach agreements, wage-fixing agreements, and…

Popular music and the antitrust laws governing mergers may seem like strange bedfellows. But the same tides that affect our attitudes towards popular music wash over antitrust merger law. When society is in a restrictive…

By Michael Han, Bivio Yu & Arthur Wong1   On June 17, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) released the Guidelines for the Review of Horizontal Mergers (“Consultation…

Until relatively recently, private equity buyers were viewed as largely benign. Where antitrust regulators expressed concerns with private equity buyers, it was generally in the context of them being viewed…

In the last few years, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) have increasingly set their sights on serial acquisitions in fragmented markets, colloquially…

Private equity faces increasing scrutiny from antitrust authorities. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission sued a large financial sponsor and its portfolio company over a long series of acquisitions that allegedly…