Terms of FTC-Mandated Product Divestitures
Executive Summary
As pharmaceutical mega-mergers continue, so too do FTC-driven product divestitures by those merged companies, as businesses that formerly competed in given markets combine into potential monopolies. We look at the terms of some notable product divestitures completed to attain FTC approval of a pending merger.
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