Analysis

FTC Split Over Staples Deal Shows Merger Review Fissures

By Matthew Perlman (January 31, 2019, 9:17 PM EST) -- The fight by many Democrats to push competition policy in a more populist direction helped spark a row at the Federal Trade Commission this week when members traded barbs over the agency's split decision allowing Staples and its private equity backer to acquire office supply company Essendant....

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