Tag: FTC
US: FTC gets more time to review Cabela’s-Bass Pro merger
Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops have agreed to give the Federal Trade Commission more time to review their proposed merger.
Cabela's said in a securities...
US: FTC sues to block merger of DraftKings and FanDuel
The US Federal Trade Commission said on Monday it will seek to stop the merger of DraftKings and FanDuel because the combined company would control...
South Korea: KT&G Included on FTC conglomerates watch list
Four South Korean conglomerates - Korea Investment, KT&G, Harim and KCC - newly joined the country’s large business club this year after each group’s...
Political Influence and Merger Antitrust Reviews
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Political Influence and Merger Antitrust Reviews
By Mihir N. Mehta (University of Michigan), Suraj Srinivasan (Harvard) & Wanli Zhao (Southern...
US: FTC asked to probe Lockheed Martin
Daryl Guberman, CEO of Connecticut-based G-PMC, asked the FTC to investigate whether the aerospace giant Lockheed Martin violated antitrust laws and possibly engaged in...
A Comparative and Economic Analysis of the US FTC’s Complaint and...
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A Comparative and Economic Analysis of the US FTC's Complaint and the Korea FTC's Decision Against Qualcomm
By Koren W....
US: House Committee votes to narrow FTC merger enforcement
On the 5th of April, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would curtail the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to challenge mergers.
The legislation would...
US: Qualcomm wants antitrust case dismissed
Qualcomm is asking a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission during the last days of the Obama...
US: KeyW clears FTC hurdle early for $235M Sotera deal
The Federal Trade Commission has cleared KeyW.’s pending $235 million acquisition of Sotera Defense Solutions through an early termination of the FTC’s regulatory review...
US: Small business expert up for for FTC commissioner
A veteran of the Obama administration’s Agriculture Department is under consideration to fill the empty Democratic seat on the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces...
