Release reusable procedural tables

Publish documented industry, transaction-value, transaction-type, agency, timing, and procedural-stage tables with machine-readable suppression and revision rules.

Source records1report custody

Linked markets0analytical context

Research themes1publication taxonomy

Evidence needs5future verification inputs

Recommendation evidence chain

The source boundary stays visible from analysis to proposed action.

01Published analysisAR-RB-2026-05The Federal Merger Review Pipeline, 2016-2025

02Evidence custody1 sources / 0 marketsLinked context, not independent endorsement

03Normative recommendationAR-PA-027Data disclosure

04Implementation evidenceNot assessedNo adoption or impact inference

Source report position

The Federal Merger Review Pipeline, 2016-2025

Federal merger oversight needs a durable public evidence chain from notification through review, agency action, remedy, abandonment, and later market outcomes while protecting confidential filing material and keeping procedure distinct from competitive effect.

Intended audience: FTC, DOJ, Congress, state attorneys general, and competition researchers
Policy priority: Near-term
Instrument: Data disclosure
Publication: AR-RB-2026-05 / version 1.0
Canonical citation: Antitrust Radar Research Team. (2026, July 20). The Federal Merger Review Pipeline, 2016-2025: Notification volume swung widely while annual Second Request rates stayed between 1.6% and 3.0%. Competition Research Briefs, AR-RB-2026-05 (Version 1.0). Antitrust Radar. https://antitrustradar.org/reports/federal-merger-review-2016-2025

Evidence still needed

Inputs required to investigate the recommendation and its effects.

01Stable public transaction and proceeding identifiers
02Industry, value, type, agency, timing, and stage fields
03Below-threshold and serial-acquisition research
04Challenge, remedy, abandonment, and clearance outcomes
05Post-transaction price, quality, entry, employment, and innovation evidence