“My understanding is that [the FTC] really wants to make it more of a level position between standard acquisitions and the so-called [reverse-]acquihires,” says Igor Letina, associate professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland, speaking in an academic capacity. (Letina is also a vice president of the Swiss Competition Commission.) “What they’re signaling is that they will examine both types of deals in the same way according to the same standard, and make sure that they are compliant with antitrust la ...