US DOJ offers phased second-request review in exchange for timing agreement
By Flavia Fortes and Chris May ( July 23, 2026, 17:01 GMT | Insight) -- The US Justice Department will give merging companies an opportunity to resolve or narrow in-depth antitrust investigations through early production of potentially decisive evidence, but only through a timing agreement under which the parties would not close a transaction until 60 days after certifying compliance with a second request, rather than the 30-day period provided under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.The US Justice Department will give merging companies an opportunity to resolve or narrow in-depth antitrust investigations through early production of potentially decisive evidence, but only through a timing agreement under which the parties would not close a transaction until 60 days after certifying compliance with a second request, rather than the 30-day period provided under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act....
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