The US Doj and FTC issue draft vertical merger guidelines

Morrison, Jeremy P.; Malament, Laura; Waldman, Craig A.; Taylor, Pamela L.

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10 Jan 2020

The US Doj and FTC issue draft vertical merger guidelines

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US DoJ and FTC, Draft vertical merger guidelines, 10 January 2020

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued draft Vertical Merger Guidelines. Vertical mergers combine two or more companies operating at different levels of a supply chain for a related product, e.g., windshields and cars. This is the first revision to outdated vertical merger guidelines in more than 35 years, and follows DOJ's failed attempt to

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Jeremy P. Morrison
Jones Day (Washington)

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Laura Malament
Jones Day (Washington)

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Craig A. Waldman
Jones Day (Washington)

United States 21 contributions 7193 visits
Pamela L. Taylor
Jones Day (Chicago)

United States 10 contributions 1379 visits

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Jeremy P. Morrison, Laura Malament, Craig A. Waldman, Pamela L. Taylor, The US Doj and FTC issue draft vertical merger guidelines, 10 January 2020, e-Competitions January 2020, Art. N° 93016

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