Key Regulatory Considerations for M&A in the Current Market
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How to Be Proactive in Antitrust Negotiations
If you know, our deal isn't working out, you're buying my competitor, and I could do that just to be a pain in the ass, report you to everybody, DOJ, FTC, and they'd have to do some little thing, giving you response. Being proactive, getting the right folks in line internally, that's really important. In the US, you are allowed to litigate in the event that the FTC or the DOJ rejects your deal. You can appeal the UK CMA's decision on procedural grounds,. But that's not the same as having a full litigation where you can talk about everything. The main issue is whether you need a deal so much that you're willing
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