States Expand Premerger Filings Family by Adopting “Baby-HSR” Laws to Review More Transactions
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/25
In a growing trend, states are requiring more premerger filings by enacting “baby-HSR” laws modeled after the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. These state-level statutes require parties to certain mergers and acquisitions to make an informational filing and, in certain cases, observe a waiting period before a transaction can be completed. While most state-specific laws have been limited to transactions involving the health care sector, Washington state is now the first state to expand their...
By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati