United States of America: Non-HSR reported acquisitions by select technology platforms
Progress
Current status
concluded
15 Sep 2021 concluded
11 Feb 2020 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
FTC publishes report on non-HSR reported acquisitions by select technology platforms (2010-2019)
On 15 September 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report summarising the result of its previous inquiry into mergers by technology companies. On 11 February 2020, the FTC had issued Special Orders to five prominent technology compani…
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
FTC requests information on acquisitions by select technology platforms (2010-2019)
On 11 February 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced the issuance of Special Orders to five technology companies, ordering them to give information on earlier acquisitions not reported to federal antitrust agencies under the Hart-Scott-Rodino…
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority