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Regulatory
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Aya Healthcare Drops Cross Country Merger After FTC Antitrust Concerns

Aya Healthcare terminated its proposed acquisition of Cross Country Healthcare after the Federal Trade Commission raised significant competitive concerns. The FTC warned the merger would eliminate competition between two major healthcare staffing firms and potentially increase costs for hospitals and patients.

•FTC identified competitive concerns that would eliminate head-to-head competition between two largest healthcare staffing firms
•Merger termination protects options for thousands of healthcare workers and prevents hospital cost increases
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Regulatory
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FTC Approves Boeing-Spirit Merger with Major Asset Divestiture Requirements

The Federal Trade Commission approved Boeing's $8.3 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems but requires significant asset divestitures to preserve competition in aircraft manufacturing. Boeing must sell Spirit's Airbus-supplying businesses to Airbus and divest Malaysian operations to maintain market balance.

•FTC requires Boeing to divest Spirit assets supplying Airbus to preserve competition
•Spirit's Malaysian aerostructures business must be sold to Composites Technology Research Malaysia
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Regulatory
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FTC Backs Texas Plan to End ABA's Control Over Bar Admission

The Federal Trade Commission endorsed a Texas Supreme Court proposal to eliminate the American Bar Association's authority over law school accreditation requirements for bar admission. The FTC argues the current system creates anticompetitive conditions that restrict entry into the legal profession.

•FTC endorsed Texas Supreme Court proposal to eliminate ABA's authority over bar admission education requirements
•Current system allows practicing lawyers to restrict entry into their profession through accreditation control
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Legislation
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FTC Orders Pet Cremation Company to Drop Nationwide Noncompete Agreements

The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order requiring Gateway Services, Inc. to stop enforcing noncompete agreements that prevented nearly 1,800 employees from working in the pet cremation industry for one year after leaving the company. The unanimous FTC decision represents continued enforcement against restrictive employment practices that suppress worker mobility.

•Gateway Services must immediately stop enforcing existing noncompete agreements affecting nearly 1,800 employees
•The company is permanently banned from creating new noncompete agreements
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Regulatory
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FTC Approves $1.57B ACT-Giant Eagle Deal with Required Divestitures

The Federal Trade Commission approved a final consent order allowing Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to complete its $1.57 billion acquisition of 270 Giant Eagle fuel outlets. The settlement requires ACT to divest 35 stations to preserve competition and prevent higher fuel prices.

•ACT must divest 35 fuel stations to Majors Management, LLC to complete the $1.57 billion Giant Eagle acquisition
•The FTC voted 2-0 to approve the final consent order after determining the merger could harm competition
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Regulatory
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FTC Orders Divestiture of 45 Oil Change Shops in $625M Valvoline Deal

The Federal Trade Commission is requiring Valvoline Inc. and Greenbriar Equity Fund V to divest 45 quick-lube oil change shops to address antitrust concerns in their $625 million acquisition deal. The divestiture aims to preserve competition and prevent higher prices for consumers across eight states.

•FTC requires divestiture of 45 Oil Changers outlets to Main Street Auto LLC as condition for Valvoline's $625 million acquisition of 200 quick-lube shops
•Antitrust concerns focused on elimination of competition in 25 local markets across eight states where companies directly compete
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Regulatory
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FTC Approves $35B Synopsys-Ansys Merger with Required Asset Sales

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order allowing Synopsys and Ansys to proceed with their $35 billion merger after requiring both companies to divest critical software assets to preserve competition in semiconductor design markets.

•FTC approved $35 billion Synopsys-Ansys merger with required asset divestitures to Keysight Technologies
•Companies must sell optical, photonic, and power analysis software tools to preserve market competition
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Regulatory
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FTC Sues Zillow and Redfin Over $100M Anti-Competition Deal

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against real estate giants Zillow and Redfin, alleging they entered into an illegal $100 million agreement in February 2025 that eliminates competition in the rental housing advertising market. The FTC claims Redfin agreed to exit the multifamily rental advertising business for up to nine years.

•FTC alleges $100 million payment from Zillow to Redfin constitutes illegal anti-competitive agreement
•Redfin agreed to exit multifamily rental advertising market for up to nine years under the deal
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Regulatory
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FTC Denies Quantum Energy Bid to Overturn $5.2B EQT Deal Order

The Federal Trade Commission rejected Quantum Energy Partners' petition to reopen a 2023 consent order restricting its $5.2 billion investment in natural gas producer EQT Corporation. The FTC determined Quantum failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds to justify overturning the antitrust settlement.

•FTC unanimously rejected Quantum Energy's petition to overturn 2023 consent order restricting its $5.2 billion EQT investment
•Original deal raised antitrust concerns about market concentration between competitors in Appalachian Basin natural gas production
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Regulatory
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FTC Approves $13.5B Omnicom-IPG Merger With Ban on Political Ad Boycotts

The Federal Trade Commission approved a final consent order allowing Omnicom Group's $13.5 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group to proceed, but with strict conditions preventing the merged entity from denying advertising dollars to media publishers based on political or ideological viewpoints.

•FTC approves $13.5 billion Omnicom-IPG merger with modified consent order after public comment period
•Final order prohibits denying advertising dollars to media publishers based on political or ideological viewpoints
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