- The FTC and the U.S. DOJ's Antitrust
Division launched a joint public inquiry aimed at
strengthening enforcement against illegal mergers that threaten
competition and consumer choice.
- The request for information seeks public input
from a broad range of market participants on updating federal
merger guidelines to reflect modern markets and better detect and
prevent unlawful deals. The agencies are interested in feedback,
evidence, and ideas, including on the following specific topics:
purpose and scope of merger review; presumptions that certain
transactions are anticompetitive; market definition; threats to
potential and nascent competition; impact of monopsony power,
including in labor markets; and the unique characteristics of
digital markets.
- Comments must be received no later than March 21, 2022.
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