Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s acquisition of Life Technologies Corporation was likely to lessen competition. The FTC’s January 2014 complaint alleges that the transaction, would have eliminated close competition between Thermo Fisher and Life Technologies and substantially increased […]
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FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to StoneMor L.P. and its Subsidiaries
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to divest 53 […]
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Endo Health Solutions’ Acquisition of Boca Life Sciences Was Anticompetitive
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Endo Health Solutions’ acquisition of Boca Life Sciences would likely reduce competition in U.S. markets for seven generic drugs. According to the FTC’s complaint, first announced in January 2014, Endo’s acquisition of Boca as originally proposed likely […]
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Applications to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on three applications by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to divest 53 […]
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of California Funeral Assets and Related Facilities Agreement
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cremation assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to divest 53 […]
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Nielsen Holdings N.V.’s Acquisition of Arbitron, Inc. Was Anticompetitive
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Nielsen Holdings N.V.’s acquisition of Arbitron, Inc. was anticompetitive. According to the FTC’s September 2013 complaint, at the time of the acquisition, Nielsen and Arbitron were both developing national syndicated cross-platform audience measurement services, which allow audiences […]
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Toys “R” Us Petition to Reopen and Modify Final Commission Order
The Federal Trade Commission is requesting public comment on a petition submitted by Toys “R’ Us, Inc. (TRU) to reopen and modify a final Commission order issued in 1998. That order followed a Commission determination, affirmed by the Seventh Circuit, Toys ‘R’ Us, Inc. v. FTC, 221 F.3d 928 (7th Cir. 2000), that TRU had […]
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Franchise Services of North America’s Application for Approval to Sell Advantage Rent a Car to The Catalyst Capital Group, Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment, until January 22, 2014, on an application by Franchise Services of North America, Inc. (FSNA) for approval to sell assets it acquired from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., under a 2012 FTC settlement with Hertz, to The Catalyst Capital Group, Inc. (Catalyst). The settlement required Hertz to sell […]
FTC Approves Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.’s Application to Divest One of Its Casinos in St. Louis, Missouri, to Tropicana St. Louis LLC
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. to divest its Lumiere Place Casino and all associated assets, including two hotels, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Tropicana St. Louis LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. In a final order, the FTC requires Pinnacle […]
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Tesoro Corporation’s Application to Divest Boise, Idaho, Terminal Business and Related Assets to Sinclair Transportation Co.
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by Tesoro Corporation and Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC (Tesoro) requesting FTC approval to sell its petroleum-related terminaling business and related assets in Boise, Idaho, to Sinclair Transportation Co. The divestiture is required under a final FTC consent order approved in August 2013, allowing Tesoro’s […]