William Vigdor, a partner in the Washington office of Vinson & Elkins LLP and former deputy assistant director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, discusses the right ingredients to solid starts in the world of M&A in his new book, Premerger Coordination: The Emerging Law of Gun Jumping and Information Exchange. Making vivid connections to swimmers, track stars and race car drivers; Vigdor hits on some of the finer points about nascent deals. Vigdor says the assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ has emphasized that the government will vigorously enforce the antitrust requirements against any company. This makes merger reviews tough enough without having to deal with other governmental hurdles, as highlighted in this article from The Deal.

Vigdor delves into the nuances of the Sherman Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the like. In addition to that, in part two of his book, Vigdor provides analysis of practical issues that arise throughout the deal process, including premerger negotiation and integration planning through closing. — Baz Hiralal

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