The Federal Trade Commission is now accepting public comments on two amended applications by Fidelity National Financial Inc. [Amerititle | Old Republic] to sell Oregon real estate title plant assets, as required by the FTC order settling charges that Fidelity’s acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) was likely to harm competition. On April 24, […]
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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That CoreLogic’s Acquisition of DataQuick Was Likely to Harm Competition
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that CoreLogic, Inc.’s $661 million acquisition of DataQuick Information Systems, Inc. from TPG VI Ontario 1 AIV L.P. was likely to harm competition in the market for national assessor and recorder bulk data. According to the FTC’s complaint, first […]
FTC Approves SCI’s Application to Divest Assets in Kansas, Missouri, and Texas to Signature Funeral and Cemetery Investments LLC
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to divest certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart […]
FTC Approves SCI’s Application to Divest Assets in Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to StoneMor L.P.
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to divest certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart […]
FTC Approves SCI Applications to Divest Assets as Required Under Order Settling Charges That Its Acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Would Be Anticompetitive
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved applications by Service Corporation International (SCI) to divest certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to […]
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral and Cemetery Assets in California, Florida, and Texas to NorthStar Memorial Group, LLC
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to […]
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Service Corporation International’s Acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Was Anticompetitive
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Service Corporation International’s (SCI) acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. was anticompetitive in 29 local funeral services markets and 30 local cemetery markets throughout the United States. According to the FTC’s complaint, first announced in December 2013, SCI’s proposed […]
Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice To Hold Workshop on Conditional Pricing Practices
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) will hold a joint public workshop on June 23, 2014, to explore the economic and legal analysis of conditional pricing practices among firms in a supply chain. The workshop will focus on conditional pricing arrangements – practices in which prices are explicitly or effectively contingent on […]
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in Maryland and West Virginia
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to divest 53 […]
FTC Extends Public Comment Period for Healthcare Competition Workshop Through May 16, 2014
The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for public comments on its recent workshop, Examining Health Care Competition. To provide interested parties additional time to submit comments, the deadline has been extended through May 16, 2014. Comments can be submitted electronically, as detailed in the Federal Register notice announcing the event. The workshop was […]