Many more merger settlements expected, FTC official says
By Flavia Fortes ( October 8, 2025, 14:22 GMT | Insight) -- Federal Trade Commission Assistant Regional Director Erik Herron said he expects to see many more merger settlements and that current figures likely understate the administration’s shift toward accepting more remedies. Speaking in his own capacity, Herron said that the lag in decisions often takes place in the beginning of a new administration, but that there are more consent decrees in the horizon for 2026.Federal Trade Commission Assistant Regional Director Erik Herron said he expects to see many more merger settlements and that current figures likely understate the administration’s shift toward accepting more remedies....
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