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FTC Remains Mindful of Minority Interests in Merger Review
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On November 3, 2017, the FTC announced that Red Ventures and Bankrate agreed to a divestiture of Bankrate’s Caring.com business unit to settle FTC charges that their $1.4 billion merger would likely harm competition in the market for third-party paid referral service for senior living facilities. According to the FTC’s complaint, Red Ventures was not…

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FTC Settles With Integra on its Acquisition of J&J’s Codman Neuro Division
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On September 27, 2017, the FTC announced that Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (“Integra”) and Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) agreed to a divestiture of five neurosurgical medical device product lines to settle FTC allegations that Integra’s proposed $1 billion acquisition of J&J’s Codman Neuro division (“Codman”) would negatively impact competition in those markets. Competitive Issue Both…

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DOJ Protects U.S. Electric Arc Furnace Mill Operators
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On September 27, 2017, the DOJ announced Showa Denko K.K. (“SDK”) will be required to divest SGL Carbon SE’s (“SGL”) entire U.S. graphite electrodes business in order for SDK to proceed with its proposed $264.5 million acquisition of SGL’s global graphite electrodes business. According to the DOJ’s complaint, SDK and SGL manufacture and sell large…

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Does Avoiding a Second Request Mean that Your Deal Is Approved?
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

The answer is No.  The fact that your deal avoided a second request investigation does not mean that you are in the clear if your deal substantially lessens competition in a relevant antitrust market. The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have for years emphasized that they will investigate and…

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FTC Cleared Valero Deal But California State AG Successfully Challenged It
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On September 19, 2017, Valero Corporation (“Valero”) abandoned its acquisition of two northern California bulk petroleum terminals from Plains All American Pipeline (“Plains”) after the California state attorney general filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California against Valero’s proposed acquisition.  The lawsuit was filed on July 8, 2017, a day after the FTC…

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FTC Clears Animal Hospital Deal With Divestitures
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On August 30, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that Mars, Incorporated (“Mars”)  agreed to divest 12 specialty or off-hours emergency animal hospitals around the United States to settle FTC allegations that Mars’s $9.1 billion acquisition of pet care company VCA Inc. (“VCA”) would violate federal antitrust laws. Competition Problem The animal hospital industry…

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FTC Clears Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On August 23, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission cleared Amazon.com Inc.’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. without a second request investigation. As mega mergers go, this antitrust review was fast and furious. When the deal was announced, consumer groups and politicians questioned whether the combination was anticompetitive. Even President Trump, during the campaign, had…

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FTC Blocks Small Physician Group Deal
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On June 22, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General of North Dakota filed a complaint to block Sanford Health’s proposed acquisition of Mid Dakota Clinic, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the deal and to maintain the status quo pending an administrative trial on the merits of the…

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FTC Protects Daily Fantasy Sports Customers By Challenging The Merger of DraftKings and FanDuel
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On June 19, 2017, the Trump Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) authorized the staff to file an antitrust complaint to block the merger of DraftKings and FanDuel, the two largest daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) sites.  The state of California and the District of Columbia Attorneys General joined in the lawsuit.  The FTC’s legal challenge is…

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EC Approves ChemChina’s Acquisition of Syngenta
Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

On April 5, 2017, the EC approved China National Chemical Corporation’s (“ChemChina”) proposed acquisition of  Syngenta AG (“Syngenta).  The approval is conditional on the divestiture of significant parts of ChemChina’s European pesticide and plant growth regulator business. Syngenta is the leading pesticide supplier worldwide. ChemChina is currently active in pesticide markets in Europe through Adama,…

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