The FTC’s Evolving Approach to Assessing M&A

The Federal Trade Commission’s approach to assessing the potential antitrust implications of transactions is evolving and expanding, particularly with respect to the analysis of deals that involve companies that are potential or nascent competitors. The agency has also erected hurdles that make it increasingly difficult for merging companies to navigate their way through the antitrust process and get the deal closed, TechFreedom Senior Competition Counsel Bilal Sayyed explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this Votes and Verdicts podcast episode, Sayyed sits down with BI antitrust analyst Jennifer Rie for an in-depth interview to discuss the FTC’s approach to assessing transactions, various initiatives it has underway that present obstacles for merging entities, as well as efforts it’s taking to ease its ability to block deals and target the conduct of large tech companies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.