DAMITT – How Long Does it Take to Conduct U.S. Antitrust Merger Investigations? (Update)

Fast Facts

Merger investigations in 2015 took an average of
9.6 months to conduct (more than 1/3 longer than the average from 2011-2013)
Federal enforcement activity resulted in 37 significant merger investigations (7 generated complaints seeking to block proposed deals and 24 were resolved by consent orders)
Each of these figures was a record for the 5 years in which DAMITT has been tracking antitrust merger investigations

DAMITT – How Long Does it Take to Conduct U.S. Antitrust Merger Investigations?

Dechert’s Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) finds that significant antitrust merger investigations in the U.S. currently are taking 10 months which is about 30%−40% longer than in prior years.
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