The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department have revised the merger guidelines several times during the half century since they were first created, but the agencies’ joint Request for Information on Merger Enforcement (RFI), issued on Jan. 18, marks a break from tradition.
The FTC and the DOJ have sought comment in revising the guidelines in the past, but this time they sought public comment on essentially all aspects of merger review.
The extended comment period closed April 24 with more than 5,800 comments logged. To date, the agencies have made only a fraction of those available for public ...