national security
Beyond Antitrust: The Growing Role of National Security in Merger Review
Section 857 of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act may bring the Department of Defense into merger review earlier in defense-related transactions. The development raises a practical question for companies, counsel, and antitrust practitioners: when national-security and competition concerns point in different directions, which framework controls?
Nippon Steel Finalizes $15B Acquisition of U.S. Steel
Better positioned against China, Nippon promises growth in the United States. Nippon Steel Corp. officially completed its $14.9 billion acquisition of United States Steel Corp.…
Nippon Steel’s U.S. Steel Acquisition Gets Fresh Look by Trump Administration
Companies say Biden order was politically motivated, though Trump also was ‘totally against’ the deal. President Trump has directed his foreign investment agency to conduct…
An American Ban: Supreme Court Grants TikTok Request to Review Law that Would End its U.S. Operations
TikTok/ByteDance cite harms to free speech and claim zero ownership by the People’s Republic of China. TikTok Inc. and its parent company ByteDance Ltd.…
U.S. Government blocks Broadcomm bid for Qualcomm
Our Team has been closely monitoring the merger developments in our own backyard between Qualcomm and Broadcom. Earlier this week, President Trump used his executive…