By Staff Reporters
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Last month, the FTC and DOJ jointly released a draft of new guidelines they will use to evaluate potential mergers and acquisitions (M&As).
The guidelines include 13 principles the agencies will follow when scrutinizing deals. The principles stipulate that mergers may not “entrench or extend a dominant position,” eliminate competition between firms, increase concentration in an already concentrated market, or prevent new players from entering a market. The guidelines will be finalized following a 60-day public comment period.
The proposed rules reflect a return to pre-2010 guidelines on concentration, the Wall Street Journal reported, noting that they’d apply to deals that resulted in firms having a market share of 30% or more. The new guidance may give the FTC and DOJ, which have filed numerous antitrust actions, more leeway to go after deals.
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