Tag Archives: HSR

Another major Hart-Scott-Rodino warning from the FTC

By Jay L. Levine and Grace Karabinus on January 5, 2022

Two recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) actions confirm the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) is not to be ignored. On Dec. 22, the FTC fined both Biglari Holdings and the founder of Werner Enterprises for failure to file with the FTC and the Department of Justice (DOJ) before consummating significant acquisitions of related entities.… Continue Reading

Federal Trade Commission’s interlocking directorate thresholds announced

By Jay L. Levine on January 28, 2020

On Jan. 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the notification thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR), as well as certain other values under the HSR rules. These new thresholds will become effective Feb. 27, 2020. As background, the HSR Act requires that acquisitions of voting … Continue Reading

FTC revises HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds

By Jay L. Levine on March 1, 2019

On Feb. 15, 2019 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the notification thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR), as well as certain other values under the HSR rules. As background, the HSR Act requires that acquisitions of voting securities or assets that exceed certain thresholds be disclosed … Continue Reading

FTC revises HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds

By Jay L. Levine on January 21, 2015

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the notification thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR), as well as certain other values under the HSR rules. As background, the HSR Act requires that acquisitions of voting securities or assets that exceed certain thresholds be disclosed to U.S. … Continue Reading

HSR: Listen to the statute and…wait!

By Jay L. Levine and Porter Wright on November 24, 2014

As we have explained in the past, parties to a merger or acquisition must report the transaction to federal antitrust authorities – the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – provided the parties and the transaction exceed certain thresholds. The statute that governs that reporting obligation, Section … Continue Reading

Mergers 101 – So you have a deal, now what?

By Jay L. Levine and Porter Wright on September 23, 2014

This podcast offers a brief introduction into the world of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, more commonly referred to as the HSR Act. Two members of the Porter Wright Antitrust group, Jay Levine and Jetta Sandin, provide listeners with an overview of the history of the Act, the criteria that could make a … Continue Reading

FTC revises HSR and interlocking directorate thresholds

By Jay L. Levine on January 20, 2014

In early 2014, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the notification thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR). The announcement included key changes in threshold for the minimum size-of-transaction and the threshold for size-of-person. Jay Levine, Porter Wright’s Jay Levine covers these changes in FTC Revises HSR and … Continue Reading