United States of America: FTC lawsuit against IQVIA's acquisition of Propel Media
Progress
Current status
under investigation
29 Dec 2023 under investigation
17 Jul 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued interim ruling in FTC case against IQVIA's acquisition of Propel Media
On 29 December 2023, the Southern District of New York issued an interim ruling granting the preliminary injunction requested by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its investigation into IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s acquisition of Propel Media Inc. abou…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced FTC lawsuit against IQVIA's acquisition of Propel Media
On 17 July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had issued a complaint and initiated an investigation into IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s acquisition of Propel Media Inc., citing concerns about competition in healthcare programmatic advertis…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority