What is a premerger notification? Explain the process outlined by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act to execute a merger

What will be an ideal response?


The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act requires certain larger firms to notify the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice of any proposed merger and to provide information about the parties and the proposed transaction. Upon the filing, a thirty-day waiting period begins (fifteen days for all-cash tender offers), during which time the government agencies may investigate the transaction. If the government agencies believe that the acquisition would have anticompetitive effects, they may extend the waiting period and request additional information from the parties. If within the waiting period the government sues, the suit is entitled to expedited treatment in the courts. If the government does not challenge a proposed merger within thirty days, the merger may proceed. The parties may request that the waiting period be terminated early if the government agencies do not find anticompetitive effects.

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