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Deal-making cycles have always been sensitive to regulatory timing, and against that backdrop, the United States Justice Department is moving to reshape how it evaluates company mergers.
The department's revised approach will concentrate on the primary competition concerns raised by a transaction, stepping back from the expansive probes and broad fact-finding missions that have defined recent reviews.
What the change means for deal timelines By narrowing its investigative lens, the Justice Department is signaling a preference for targeted scrutiny over comprehensive discovery exercises.
For companies navigating the merger clearance process, a tighter scope reduces the volume of information requests and, in principle, the time between signing and regulatory resolution.
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