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FTC Focus: Private Equity Investments In Healthcare

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U.S. antitrust regulators, particularly the Federal Trade Commission, have been stepping up scrutiny of private equity investments in healthcare. On March 5, the FTC, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S....more

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Antitrust in focus March 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Antitrust and Merger Control

Recent actions by antitrust agencies globally deliver on their promises for increased scrutiny of private equity sponsored transactions and strategies in at least three ways....more

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EnforceMintz — Despite Few Enforcement Actions in 2023, PE Investment in Health Care Remains a Hot Topic

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Private equity (PE) investment in the health care industry has grown significantly over the last decade. This past year was no exception. While total deal volume lagged behind 2021 record highs, PE health care deal activity...more

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Private Equity Pass No More: Antitrust Enforcers Look to Increase Scrutiny on “Roll Up” Acquisitions

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The two top federal antitrust enforcers, in contemporaneous interviews, recently highlighted a new target for antitrust enforcement for their respective agencies: private equity firms and their acquisition strategies....more

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FTC Rings in the New Year with HSR Enforcement and Penalties Front and Center for Investors

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The FTC has announced penalties in two separate enforcement actions totaling almost $2 million for alleged violations of the HSR Act. The matters: U.S. v. Clarence L. Werner c/o Werner Enterprises, Inc.; and U.S. v. Biglari...more

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Significant fines imposed in HSR failure to file actions

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On December 22, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they had entered into settlements with Clarence L. Werner and Biglari Holdings Inc. (Biglari)...more

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FTC Proposes Two Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976

On September 21, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two proposed changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act of 1976, as amended, implementing rules. These changes could significantly increase the reporting...more

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US Antitrust Laws: Investment Guidance for Deals, Dealmakers Amid Economy’s Inevitable Rebound

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US antitrust laws already on the books facilitate rapid investment without government delay: important practical tools and rules for dealmakers and their counsel in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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More trouble for Wells Fargo, as news emerged yesterday that some employees in the company’s business banking wholesale unit “altered information on documents related to corporate customers” without customers’...more

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