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Lawmakers say the letter comes after reports that former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater wanted to undertake a comprehensive investigation into the merger to consider any anticompetitive effects. However, reports claimed that Compass and its lawyers appealed to Slater’s superiors, including Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and told his office that any antitrust […]
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Bloombergantitrust enforcers at the Ministry of Justice (DOJ) wanted to investigate Compass’ recently completed acquisition of Anywhere, but they were blocked by senior officials who wanted to greenlight the deal. Sources familiar with the situation told both WSJ and Bloomberg that Gail Slater, the head of the […]
According to the release’s analysis of RealTrends Verified data, Compass’ proposed acquisition of Anywhere could lead to market share concentrations “well above likely illegal thresholds” in at least a dozen states. The analysis is based on the 2024 total sales volume of individual agents and broker teams who submitted their data for the 2025 RealTrends […]
