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ARTICLE · 31 JANUARY 2020

FTC Revises Hart Scott Rodino Thresholds For 2020

On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised jurisdictional thresholds for reporting transactions pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act...

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law

On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised jurisdictional thresholds for reporting transactions pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). Dentons reviews the new thresholds which take effect on February 28, 2020.

Changes to the HSR reporting thresholds

Filing threshold

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, commonly known as the HSR Act, requires all persons contemplating certain mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate and non-corporate formations (e.g., LLCs and LPs) that meet or exceed the HSR Act's jurisdictional thresholds (1) to notify the FTC Bureau of Competition and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and (2) to wait the statutory 30-day period before consummating the transaction (unless early termination of the waiting period is granted). Pursuant to the 2000 Amendments, the FTC is required to revise the jurisdictional thresholds annually based on the

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