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Preston Miller Quoted in The Deal on Antitrust Agencies Seeking More Information on Past Acquisitions

07.05.23

Antitrust Partner Preston Miller was quoted in an article titled, “Serial Acquisitions Targeted in Merger Filing Revamp,” which was published by The Deal. The article explored how antitrust enforcers are hoping to collect more information about previous transactions as part of their recently proposed changes surrounding the pre-merger notification process. Preston explained that, “A significant trend for the agencies these days has been examining past acquisitions, and in particular past acquisitions that have not been notified. This is sort of a back door to getting that same type of information to assess whether there are transactions they take issue with.”

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