FTC Republicans Challenge Agency’s Merger Reporting Practices Amid Internal Discord

In a recent development, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) two Republican members have expressed dissent over an entrenched agency policy. This policy involves reporting certain “abandoned” transactions as successes, although these mergers were never formally notified to antitrust agencies. The criticism arose during the release of an annual congressional report on merger reviews. The FTC’s practice had been to count these deals as wins if they were abandoned before formal notifications. This disagreement highlights ongoing tensions within the FTC concerning its approach to merger reviews. For further details, the original article provides more insight into these internal deliberations.