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ANTITRUST-COMPETITION-LAW5 MIN READ

Decision Walk: HSR Standstill

Decide whether a pre-close action is ordinary-course planning or risky operational coordination.

Risk signal Overlapping accounts First control Standstill map Record to keep Workstream log Signed is not closed; planning boundaries must keep current competition independent. Using "integration planning" as a label for current commercial coordination. A vague business thread moves forward without a clear risk owner. The team names the antitrust issue, limits the next step, and records who must approve changes. The request is to coordinate discounts on overlapping accounts. How should it be classified? The team still needs to prepare day-one customer communications. What control fits? Now you try: IT asks for product SKU lists to map systems before…

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