Federal Register #FTC-2026-0430

FTC Grants Early Termination for Multiple Mergers and Acquisitions

This notice from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides an update on regulatory actions related to mergers and acquisitions: - The FTC has granted early termination of the statutory waiting period required under the premerger notification rules of the Clayton Act for several transactions. - Early termination allows the involved parties to proceed with their mergers or acquisitions without waiting for the full review period. - Notable parties involved include major corporations such as Veolia Environnement S.A., Enviri Corporation, KCP Sod Holdings LP, Heartwood Partners III, L.P., Janus Henderson Group plc, Richard Bernstein, SoftBank Group Corp, DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Tesla, Inc., Elon Musk, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Eli Lilly and Company, and Innovent Biologics, Inc. - The FTC and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division have determined that these transactions do not raise antitrust concerns. - This is an administrative announcement; no products or services are being procured or awarded as part of this notice. - The notice is issued by the Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Premerger Notification Office in Washington, DC.

Description

This notice from the Federal Trade Commission announces the granting of requests for early termination of the waiting period required under the premerger notification rules of the Clayton Act. The waiting period is a statutory requirement for certain mergers or acquisitions to allow regulatory review before consummation. The notice lists transactions granted early termination between March 1 and March 31, 2026, indicating that the agencies do not intend to take action on these proposed acquisitions during the waiting period. This facilitates quicker completion of mergers and acquisitions that do not raise antitrust concerns.

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