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FTC tackles M&A review reforms
Author(s) -
Rouse Robert W.,
DeLaurell Roxane
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.20276
Subject(s) - clearance , commission , enforcement , business , law and economics , accounting , economics , finance , law , political science , medicine , urology
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) monitors all M&A transactions. Most transactions are cleared without any problems. But in some cases, companies are asked for additional information— which frequently results in some kind of enforcement response and serious consequences for the companies involved. It is also very costly and time‐consuming. Recognizing that the FTC has proposed some reforms. But what are they? And how will they affect companies? The authors of this article have some answers. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.