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A Vertical Merger in a “Horizontal” Market: Court Rejects FTC’s Challenge to Tempur Sealy’s Acquisition of Mattress Firm
On January 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request ...
The FTC’s antitrust litigation theatrics are damaging to businesses and consumers
The Federal Trade Commission’s recent challenge to Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision has been rejected by a federal court ...
Brattle Client Mattress Firm Prevails in FTC Challenge Against Merger with Tempur Sealy
In a proposed $5 billion merger between the world's largest mattress supplier and the US's largest retail mattress chain, a ...
Kellogg School of Management1mon
How to Navigate a Vertical Merger after the ATT and Time Warner Ruling
Citations: McCareins, Mark. 2019. How to Navigate a Vertical Merger after the ATT and Time Warner Ruling. Kellogg Insight.
Forbes7mon
Antitrust Should Not Crack Down Harder On Mergers
(3) Underscore the strong presumption that vertical mergers (mergers involving firms at different levels of the distribution chain, such as manufacturers and retailers) are efficient. Second ...
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Effective Communication Tactics During Post-Merger Integration
Types of mergers and acquisitions include horizontal, market extension, vertical, conglomerate, and congeneric. A horizontal merger’s purpose is to gain market share through consolidation.