Responding to second requests in the era of big data
Despite reforms undertaken by both the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, complying with a Second Request in a merger review remains a...
CRA’s team is well-versed in responding to Second Requests from the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. We have a successful track record of working closely with counsel and merging parties to both simplify their workloads and to achieve “substantial compliance.”
This work involves:
- Interpreting the Second Request.
- Guiding the merging parties in gathering the data necessary to respond to the Second Request, including timeframe, granularity of data, types of information needed, etc.
- Processing the data and creating supporting documentation for submissions to achieve “substantial compliance.”
- Addressing follow-up questions from and engaging with the agencies regarding the substance of the responses.
- Leveraging data collected for the Second Request to support advocacy work.
Engagements
- 01CRA advises on Tractor Supply mergerCharles River Associates was retained by Tractor Supply Company (TSC) and Orscheln Farm and Home LLC (Orscheln), two leading rural lifestyle retailers in the...View engagement
- 02DOJ clears Uber’s acquisition of PostmatesUber has completed its acquisition of Postmates after the deal was cleared by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on November 9, 2020. The Parties overlapped in...View engagement
- 03CRA economists advise on merger of CVS & AetnaCRA economists advised Dechert LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel to CVS Health and Aetna, respectively, on CVS’s acquisition of Aetna. CRA economists...View engagement