No Let Up in Antitrust Merger Investigation or the Duration of Merger Investigations

DAMITT 2016 Year in Review: Significant Antitrust Merger Investigations Longer Than Ever

Antitrust Insights for Smaller US Mergers

Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Reports Record Duration of U.S. Merger Investigations in 2015

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Event-Driven

<ul><li>Significant merger investigations during the first half of 2016 lasted 9.5 months on average—on par with CY2015, but more than 30 percent longer than from 2011 to 2013.</li><li>In the first half of 2016, there were 14 significant merger investigations, which is on pace to challenge the record set in CY2015.</li><li>The antitrust agencies filed seven complaints over the 12 months ending Q2 2016, compared to four complaints in the prior 12 months.</li><li>The government lost three merger challenges over the past 10 months after not losing a single trial challenging a reportable transaction in the prior eight years.</li><li>Merger litigation filed in 2015 lasted nearly 5 months, about 20 percent longer than earlier litigated challenges.</li></ul>

Significant merger investigations during the first half of 2016 lasted 9.5 months on average—on par with CY2015, but more than 30 percent longer than from 2011 to 2013.In the first half of 2016, there were 14 significant merger investigations, which is on pace to challenge the record set in CY2015.The antitrust agencies filed seven complaints over the 12 months ending Q2 2016, compared to four complaints in the prior 12 months.The government lost three merger challenges over the past 10 months after not losing a single trial challenging a reportable transaction in the prior eight years.Merger litigation filed in 2015 lasted nearly 5 months, about 20 percent longer than earlier litigated challenges.

Antitrust Investigation Duration Near Record Levels; Merger Litigation Taking Longer, Too

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Antitrust Investigation Duration Near Record Levels; Merger Litigation Taking Longer, Too