Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $80.8 Million

By Jon B. Dubrow on January 26, 2017

Posted In FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions

Pursuant to the amendments passed by the US Congress in 2000, the FTC announced revised thresholds for HSR pre-merger notifications on January 19, 2017. These increased thresholds will become effective 30 days following publication in the Federal Register. These new thresholds apply to any transaction completed and any HSR pre-merger notifications filed on or after the effective date, expected in late February.

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Tags: Clayton Act, GNP, gross national product, Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, HSR notifications, size-of-person threshold, size-of-transaction test

Jon B. Dubrow
Jon Dubrow is co-head of McDermott’s Antitrust Mergers Focus Group and is a strategic advisor serving clients across a host of inter-related antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions / merger clearance, counseling and litigation. Jon leads the defense of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other international competition authorities. He also regularly assists third parties whose interests are adversely affected by proposed transactions. Jon also is experienced in antitrust litigation. He provides counseling on distribution issues, contracting arrangements and a wide variety of other competition-related matters. Read Jon Dubrow's full bio.

Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $80.8 Million

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