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#Merger-Enforcement

Events indexed under #Merger-Enforcement — 7 entries in the record.

7 events From Dec 29, 1950 To Dec 10, 2024 Open in filter view →
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DateEventLanesStatus
2024-12-10FTC Blocks Kroger-Albertsons $24.6B Grocery Merger, Citing Labor and Consumer Harm
Federal Trade Commission · Kroger Company · Albertsons Companies · Judge Nelson
confirmed
2024-01-16JetBlue-Spirit Merger Blocked by Court, Rare Victory for Biden Antitrust Enforcers
Department of Justice · JetBlue Airways · Spirit Airlines · Judge William Young
confirmed
2023-07-10FTC Loses Microsoft-Activision Challenge, $69 Billion Merger Approved Despite Opposition
Federal Trade Commission · Microsoft Corporation · Activision Blizzard · Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley
confirmed
2023-01-31FTC Loses Challenge to Block Meta's VR Acquisition, Major Setback for Khan
Federal Trade Commission · Meta Platforms · Judge Edward Davila · Lina Khan
confirmed
2001-01-01Bush and Obama Administrations Cement Bipartisan Chicago School Antitrust Consensus, Approve Historic Consolidation
George W. Bush · Barack Obama · Department of Justice · Federal Trade Commission
confirmed
1976-09-30Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Requires Pre-Merger Notification, Last Major Antitrust Strengthening Before Reagan Dismantlement
Gerald Ford · Senator Philip Hart · Senator Hugh Scott · Representative Peter Rodino · +2
confirmed
1950-12-29Celler-Kefauver Act Closes Merger Loopholes, Strengthens Government Power to Block Anticompetitive Consolidation
U.S. Congress · Representative Emanuel Celler · Senator Estes Kefauver · Harry Truman · +1
confirmed