Federal Trade Commission v. IQVIA Holdings Inc. et al

  1. January 09, 2024

    FTC Blocked IQVIA On Old Threshold, Without 'Rubber Stamp'

    The judge who temporarily blocked the merger between healthcare data company IQVIA and Propel Media shortly before it was abandoned insisted in his newly published federal court ruling that his decision wasn't a "rubber stamp" of the Federal Trade Commission's request to halt the deal.

  2. January 05, 2024

    IQVIA Drops Healthcare Ad Deal After Court Pause

    Healthcare data company IQVIA has abandoned its planned purchase of Propel Media after the Federal Trade Commission convinced a court to pause the deal over concerns about the cost of advertising that targets doctors and other healthcare professionals.

  3. January 02, 2024

    FTC Wins Pause Of IQVIA Healthcare Ad Deal

    A New York federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission's request to pause IQVIA's planned purchase of Propel Media for an in-house agency challenge over concerns about competition in the digital healthcare advertising industry.

  4. November 13, 2023

    IQVIA Says FTC Using Narrow Market Definition To Bar Merger

    IQVIA Holdings has asked a New York federal judge to deny the Federal Trade Commission's bid to pause a merger between the world's largest health care data provider and Propel Media, arguing that the FTC has failed to show the putative deal would quell competition.

  5. November 01, 2023

    IQVIA Can't Overcome FTC's Halting Of Merger, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge has denied IQVIA Holdings' constitutional defense against the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to halt its proposed merger with Propel Media, ruling that the health care data provider's arguments challenging the FTC's authority are irrelevant in the antitrust case.

  6. October 26, 2023

    FTC Again Seeks Halt On IQVIA-Propel Merger Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked a New York federal judge to pause a proposed merger between IQVIA, the world's largest health care data provider, and Propel Media before an upcoming trial on the deal.

  7. August 15, 2023

    Antitrust Watchers Are About To Have Their Hands Full

    A deluge of trials and key hearings are slated for the coming weeks in antitrust cases spread across the country, including the first expected trials for monopolization claims against Google, trials in a variety of other conduct cases from enforcers and private parties, and hearings on several merger challenges.

  8. July 24, 2023

    Judge Temporarily Halts IQVIA Deal At FTC's Behest

    The Federal Trade Commission has reached terms with IQVIA, the world's largest health care data provider, and Propel Media to push off the closing date of their merger until at least late November while the agency challenges the deal.