Cintas/UniFirst: FTC Staff Scheduling Third-Party Investigational Hearings, Focusing on National Accounts

FTC staff reviewing Cintas’ (CTAS) proposed acquisition of uniform rental rival UniFirst (UNF) is scheduling investigational hearings with third parties, sources familiar with the matter said, indicating that the agency’s leadership will have the option, if it chooses, to challenge the $5.5 billion deal

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DOJ Antitrust Division’s Acting Head of Litigation Set to Leave Agency

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Aquarian/Brighthouse: $2.8 Billion Reinsurance Discrepancy Involves New York Affiliate, Could Complicate Merger Review in That State; Massachusetts Regulator Still Waiting for Final Merger Application as December 6 Deadline Looms

Two life insurers owned by Brighthouse Financial (BHF) report that they’ve shifted a combined $3.44 billion of annuity policyholder promises to a third Brighthouse insurer. Yet, the receiving...

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Cintas/UniFirst: FTC Staff Scheduling Third-Party Investigational Hearings, Focusing on National Accounts

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