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Eric Swedenburg, Co-Head of the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article titled, “Biden’s Regulators Take a Harder Look at Wall Street Deals.” The article highlighted how the FTC is increasing its focus on mergers that could potentially have gone unchallenged in the past as part of the current administration’s effort to institute a more aggressive stance on merger control.  Eric explained how bankers and boards of directors are now more aware of the increased likelihood that antitrust enforcers will look harder at the deal, and that the current enforcement regime is often a more prominent consideration than in past years as companies consider business combination transactions. Eric added that “Boards are well aware of the aggressive antitrust enforcement regime right now”, noting, “You have to assume you’re not going to get a pass on anything.”

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