FTC vote reverses longtime ‘prior approval’ stance for mergers
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-07-22T16:22:00
The Federal Trade Commission voted to rescind a 1995 policy statement that allowed certain firms taking part in a merger to skirt prior approval requirements.
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