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FTC's Phillips concerned 'warning letters' are intended to 'chill legal M&A'

( August 4, 2021, 18:15 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission's recent decision to issue "warning letters" to companies about closing a transaction that hasn't been fully investigated by the commission is cause for concern that the letters are "intended to chill legal M&A across the board," Republican Commissioner Noah Phillips said in a written statement. He said that, in his experience, such letters have only been sent in extreme cases when companies are threatening to consummate a problematic merger where a review suggesting illegality was ongoing. “I don’t think the government should threaten litigation unless it believes the law has been or will be broken," Phillips said. Statement follows below:...

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