US FTC's Ferguson says he backed behavioral fix in vertical deal that cleared
By Flavia Fortes ( September 22, 2026, 21:33 GMT | Insight) -- US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he recently supported imposing a behavioral remedy in an unnamed vertical merger, but the agency allowed the transaction to proceed without conditions after he and Commissioner Mark Meador failed to agree.US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he recently supported imposing a behavioral remedy in an unnamed vertical merger, but the agency allowed the transaction to proceed without conditions after he and Commissioner Mark Meador failed to agree....
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