FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson sent a memo to agency staff on Tuesday clarifying the Biden-era guidelines will remain in place — ...

In somewhat of a surprise, FTC Chairman Ferguson announced yesterday that the FTC and Department of Justice’s joint 2023 ...

The FTC said the more aggressive guidelines for mergers from 2023 are "in effect and will serve as the framework for the FTC’s merger-review analysis." ...

Antitrust regulators under Trump keep Biden-era merger guidelines, emphasizing stability for businesses, courts, and ...

The Federal Trade Commission will continue to use stricter guidelines inked by the Biden administration in reviewing corporate mergers, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson notified staff on Tuesday ...

Despite expectations of dealmaking leniency, new FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson told staff that he will retain the current 2023 ...

The guidelines are non-binding, but are an authoritative roadmap regulators use when deciding what mergers to challenge. Courts also use them to determine the legality of proposed deals.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially implemented the 2023 Merger Guidelines, jointly developed with the ...

In the memo, Ferguson stressed the importance of retaining stability in the merger review process across different administrations, after being asked “a number of times” about the fate of the Biden ...

New Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson said Tuesday that the Trump administration would continue using Biden-era guidelines to review proposed mergers and acquisitions. These ...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced that the commission would retain the same merger guidelines established in 2023 under the Biden administration. The guidelines were ...