{"id":116841,"date":"2025-04-28T11:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/28\/states-thrust-themselves-into-antitrust-enforcement-creating-new-hurdles-for-dealmakers\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:18:22","slug":"states-thrust-themselves-into-antitrust-enforcement-creating-new-hurdles-for-dealmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/28\/states-thrust-themselves-into-antitrust-enforcement-creating-new-hurdles-for-dealmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"States Thrust Themselves Into Antitrust Enforcement, Creating New Hurdles for Dealmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington has become the first state to require premerger notification for deals in any industry. Other states are hot on its heels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/917438258\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/917438258\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/917438258\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/29\/917438258\/law\/legal-news,\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/pinterest20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/12\/917438258\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/stumble20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Post to X.com\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/24\/917438258\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/x.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/20\/917438258\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/rss20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-v-1c1aa57e=\"\">\n<p>Washington, which is among 15 states that require antitrust premerger notifications for certain health care transactions, in July will become the first to require a notice for deals across all industries. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-1c1aa57e=\"\">\n<p>Antitrust attorneys warn similar legislation is percolating in at least six other states\u2014sure to bring lots more hurdles for companies, particularly for those contemplating multistate M&amp;A deals. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington has become the first state to require premerger notification for deals in any industry. Other states are hot on its heels. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington, which is among 15 states that require antitrust premerger notifications for certain health care transactions, in July will become the first to require a notice for deals across all industries. 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