The US FTC announces revised jurisdictional thresholds for the HSR Act

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US FTC, Annual Update of Thresholds for Premerger Notification Filings and Interlocking Directorates, Press Release, 21 January 2016

On January 21, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”) and Section 8 of the Clayton Act (“Corporate Interlock Statute”). The FTC is required to adjust the thresholds annually, based on changes in the gross national product. The new HSR thresholds will become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. The revisions to the corporate interlock thresholds will become effective immediately

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