JD Supra

FTC Loses Retroactive Merger Challenge as Court Concludes That Meta Is Not a Monopolist

On November 18, 2025, Chief Judge James Boasberg of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia concluded that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had failed to prove that Meta ...
JD Supra

FTC’s First Merger Challenge Under New Leadership Signals Return to Traditional Antitrust Theories in Private Equity Deals

On March 6, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's (GTCR) proposed acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics). The complaint ...
AOL

Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal

(Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard. The San ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

FTC abandons challenge of Microsoft acquisition, lawsuit against Pepsi

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft‘s purchase of Call of Duty video game maker Activision Blizzard. In an order issued Thursday, the ...
Becker's ASC

Inova Health Ends Merger Attempt Due To FTC Challenge

Northern Virginia’s largest hospital system has announced that it is abandoning its efforts to merge with Prince William Health System in Manassas, Vir. following a legal challenge from the Federal ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FTC Challenge of OSF, Rockford Health Acquisition Heads to D.C.

An April 17 date has been set for an administrative law judge in Washington, D.C., to review the proposed Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare acquisition of Rockford (Ill.) Health System, according to a ...
Nasdaq

Surmodics Responds To FTC Challenge, Commits To Completing Merger With GTCR

(RTTNews) - Surmodics Inc. (SRDX) responded to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's announcement that it will challenge the proposed acquisition by funds affiliated with GTCR LLC, stating that it ...
Ars Technica

Trump fires both FTC Democrats in challenge to Supreme Court precedent

President Trump fired both Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission yesterday, advancing his administration’s claim that the president can fire FTC commissioners despite a US law and a 1935 ...