The Federal Trade Commission has challenged Verisk Analytics, Inc.’s proposed $650 million acquisition of EagleView Technology Corporation, alleging that it would likely reduce competition and result in a virtual monopoly in the U.S. market for rooftop aerial measurement products used by the insurance industry to assess property claims. The FTC issued an administrative complaint against […]
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FTC and DOJ Extend Public Comment Period for Workshop on Conditional Pricing Practices through September 22, 2014
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have extended the deadline for submitting comments on their recent Conditional Pricing Practices Workshop to September 22, 2014. The workshop, held June 23, 2014, explored the economics and legal policy implications of certain pricing practices, such as loyalty and bundled pricing. Interested parties may submit […]
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Fidelity National Financial’s Acquisition of Lender Processing Services Was Anticompetitive
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Fidelity National Financial’s acquisition of Lender Processing Services was anticompetitive. According to the FTC’s December 2013 complaint, the proposed combination of Fidelity’s and LPS’s title plant assets in six individual Oregon counties and the tri-county Portland, Oregon, […]
FTC Issues Opinion and Final Order Finding McWane, Inc. Unlawfully Maintained Its Monopoly in Domestic Pipe Fittings by Excluding Competitors
The Federal Trade Commission today issued its Opinion and Final Order against McWane, Inc., the largest U.S. supplier of ductile iron pipe fittings used in municipal and regional water distribution systems. In its Opinion, by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, the Commission affirmed, in part, a May 2013 Initial Decision by Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael […]
FTC Approves Houghton International Order Modification Releasing AEA Investors as a Party to the Order
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by AEA Investors 2006 Fund L.P. to modify a 2010 final order related to the 2008 acquisition of D.A. Stuart GmbH by Houghton International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of HHI Holding Corporation. The FTC charged that the 2008 transaction was anticompetitive […]
FTC Challenges Graco Inc.’s Proposed Acquisition of Rival ITW Finishing LLC
Seeking to maintain competition in markets for key industrial finishing equipment, the Federal Trade Commission challenged Graco Inc.’s proposed $650 million acquisition of ITW Finishing LLC from Illinois Tool Works Inc., a rival producer of equipment used to apply paints and other liquid finishes to a variety of manufactured goods. According to the FTC, the […]
FTC Approves Monitor Trustee and Agreement to Ensure Polypore’s Compliance with the Commission’s Final Order
The Federal Trade Commission has approved the appointment of a monitor trustee and a related agreement to ensure that Polypore International, Inc. fully complies with a 2010 Commission administrative order to divest the assets of rival firm Microporous Products L.P., which it acquired in 2008. The FTC’s administrative complaint, issued in September 2008, challenged Polypore’s […]
FTC Approves Final Settlement Regarding Agilent Technologies’ Proposed Acquisition of Varian
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final settlement that resolves competition concerns raised by Agilent Technologies, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Varian, Inc. and preserves competition in three markets for high-performance scientific measurement instruments. The final order, approved following a public comment period, requires the companies to sell three product lines to settle charges that […]