The Trump administration is reversing Biden policies everywhere. But it’s keeping this one
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to roll back virtually all of former President Joe Biden’s policies. So it may come as a surprise that the Trump administration is keeping a key Biden framework designed to rein in Corporate America.
FTC maintains Biden-era merger guidelines
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced that the commission would retain the same merger guidelines established in 2023 under the Biden administration. The guidelines were ...
Trump administration to continue Biden's strict scrutiny of corporate mergers
The Trump administration will keep strict guidelines for reviewing proposed corporate mergers that were implemented under the administration of former President Joe Biden. The decision to keep those guidelines was detailed Tuesday in a Department of Justice memo and a social media post by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson.
Trump antitrust regulators leave Biden-era merger guidelines in effect
The antitrust regulators under President Donald Trump announced they will leave merger guidelines initiated under former President Joe Biden's administration in effect. The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice's joint 2023 merger guidelines are in effect and will serve as the framework for the FTC’s merger-review analysis,
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2023 Merger Guidelines Continue in Effect
In somewhat of a surprise, FTC Chairman Ferguson announced yesterday that the FTC and Department of Justice’s joint 2023 ...
Meet the New FTC—Same as the Old FTC
Chair Andrew Ferguson announced Tuesday that the 2023 joint merger guidelines adopted by the Biden administration's FTC and ...
FTC retains stricter merger guidelines under Trump
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson sent a memo to agency staff on Tuesday clarifying the Biden-era guidelines will remain in place — ...
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FTC, Justice Department 2023 merger guidelines take effect
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice 2023 merger guidelines are now in effect after being unveiled in December 2023.
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FTC Doubles Down on Tighter Merger Rules Despite Trump’s Pro-Industry Posture
Despite expectations of dealmaking leniency, new FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson told staff that he will retain the current 2023 ...
DOJ and FTC to keep Biden-era merger and acquisitions guidelines until further notice
CNBC's Eamon Javers reports on news from the DOJ and FTC.
Rumors run rampant about Southwest Airlines merger
There's a growing volume of online chatter about the next big airline merger that's likely to be proposed, and much of it ...
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U.S. Antitrust Agencies Announce Retention of 2023 Merger Guidelines
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi separately announced on February 18, 2025, that the FTC and DOJ ...
Big Tech May Have to Wait a Little Longer for a Merger Spree
The new administration’s FTC is looking for stability, a word used five times in a page-and-a-half letter about the agency’s ...