Raising Antitrust Merger Challenges: Third-Party Strategies | Practical Law

Raising Antitrust Merger Challenges: Third-Party Strategies | Practical Law

A Practice Note discussing how customers, competitors, and other third parties can proactively challenge a potential transaction they oppose in their industry, such as by encouraging the investigating federal antitrust agency to block it, filing a private civil suit, or even lobbying Congress. This Note discusses the merger review process, how third parties should contact the antitrust agencies, and how third parties can obtain divested assets in a merger.

Raising Antitrust Merger Challenges: Third-Party Strategies

Practical Law Practice Note 5-524-0733 (Approx. 20 pages)

Raising Antitrust Merger Challenges: Third-Party Strategies

by Aimee H. Goldstein and Paul J. Sirkis, formerly with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, with Practical Law Antitrust
Maintained • USA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note discussing how customers, competitors, and other third parties can proactively challenge a potential transaction they oppose in their industry, such as by encouraging the investigating federal antitrust agency to block it, filing a private civil suit, or even lobbying Congress. This Note discusses the merger review process, how third parties should contact the antitrust agencies, and how third parties can obtain divested assets in a merger.