U.S. antitrust regulators are most concerned about what types of transaction?
A. Vertical mergers
B. Horizontal mergers
C. Alliances
D. Joint ventures
E. Minority investments
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All of the following are true about a consent decree except for
A. Requires the merging parties to divest overlapping businesses
B. An acquirer may seek to negotiate a consent decree in advance of consummating a deal.
C. In the absent of a consent decree, a buyer usually makes the receipt of regulatory approval necessary to closing the deal.
D. FTC studies indicate that consent decrees have historically been largely ineffectual in promoting competition
E. Consent decrees tend to be most effective in promoting competition if the divestitures made by the acquiring firms are to competitors.
All of the following are true of antitrust lawsuits except for
A. The FTC files lawsuits in most cases they review.
B. The FTC reviews complaints that have been recommended by its staff and approved by the FTC
C. FTC guidelines commit the FTC to make a final decision within 13 months of a complaint
D. As an alternative to litigation, a company may seek to negotiate a voluntary settlement of its differences with the FTC.
E. FTC decisions can be appealed in the federal circuit courts.
All of the following are true of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act except for
Acquisitions involving firms of a certain size cannot be completed until certain information is supplied to the FTC
B. Only the acquiring firm is required to file with the FTC
C. An acquiring firm may agree to divest certain businesses following the completion of a transaction in order to get regulatory approval.
D. The Act is intended to give regulators time to determine whether the proposed combination is anti-competitive.
E. The FTC may file a lawsuit to block a proposed transaction
Which of the following are true about the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A. Prohibits business combinations that result in monopolies.
B. Prohibits business combinations resulting in a significant increase in the pricing power of a single firm.
C. Makes illegal all contracts unreasonably restraining trade.
D. A and C only
E. A, B, and C