Spectrum of Change: FCC to Back Satellite Growth With America-First Policies
January 2, 2025 By Matt Wiederrecht, Head of Capstone’s Special Situations Team Capstone believes a Republican-led Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will take an “America first” stance in the satellite race against China by boosting new, large US-based...
Trump’s Tech Wall: Intensifying “Tough on China” Policy Approach to Pose Global Risks
January 2, 2025 By Ian Tang, Capstone Tech, Media, and Telecommunications Analyst Capstone believes that a second Trump administration will intensify the US’s “tough on China” technology policy approach and expand the scope of controlled technologies. These tensions...
FTC Rule Will Heighten Merger Scrutiny Risks
October 24, 2024 By Matt Wiederrecht, Director of Capstone’s Special Situations Team Capstone believes a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule requiring merging companies to increase the amount of information submitted to antitrust regulators when filing their...
How a Harris Admin Would Approach Antitrust Policy
August 9, 2024 By Matt Wiederrecht, Head of Capstone’s Special Situations Team If elected president, Vice President Kamala Harris will likely take a more accommodative approach on antitrust issues than the Biden administration, depending who is heading the...
