Tapestry/Capri: In Closing Arguments, FTC Points to Paper Trail Showing Intense Head-to-Head Competition While Defense Attacks Agency’s Economic Analysis

IBM/HashiCorp: FTC Asks Industry Players About Potential Foundation Remedy to Ensure Open-Source Access to Terraform, Vault

The FTC has asked software industry participants whether their concerns with IBM’s proposed $6.4 billion acquisition of HashiCorp would be addressed by placing the target firm’s cloud management...

Brookfield: Post-Acquisition Dividends and Restructuring Removed $3.8 Billion From Retirement Security Insurer; Assets Moved Out of the Direct Reach of Policyholders and Regulator

Stockholder dividend-taking and a rapid growth in American National Insurance Company’s annuity business leaves policyholders’ retirement security at risk, a Capitol Forum investigation has...

The Antitrust Agenda: Experts Discuss Potential Top Roles in a Harris Administration; Live Nation Takes a Hit in Federal Antitrust Case; Free Speech and Authority of Government Enforcers on SCOTUS Docket

Kamala Harris avoids committing to keep on FTC Chair Lina Khan. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that at a meeting with the Teamsters union, a Teamsters board member asked Harris for a...