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California Legislators Pass AB 3129 to Require Notice and Consent for Private Equity and Hedge Fund Investments in Health Care

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The California legislature passed AB 3129 late Saturday night, the last day of the legislative session. The final bill included some amendments in the final days of the legislative session that carved out certain types of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Thoughts: AB 3129 Expands Its Reach

Recently, the California Legislature made a series of major revisions to Assembly Bill 3129 (“AB 3129” or “the Bill”), a highly anticipated piece of legislation expected to have a substantial impact on transactions in...more

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Accounting Firm Mergers & Acquisitions – Financial Advisory & Valuation Services For Success

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Accounting firm mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) are blossoming due to strong recurring revenue models, a great record of organic growth over three decades, light asset investment requirements, and economic recoveries and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Looking Past the Headlines, the Impact of the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes in M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital

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Last week on April 23, 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements in the context of employment relationships when the rule becomes effective on September 4, 2024, absent a stay or...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Corporate Finance and M&A in Québec: Staying Active

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Though 2023 ended in much the same way as it began, with global geopolitical instability and high interest rates, investment in Québec has remained active, particularly in the Montréal area. This post breaks down some of the...more

Stinson LLP

DOJ and FTC’s Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement Agenda Set to Continue

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There are five crucial areas of focus that will impact mergers, acquisitions and corporate governance going forward: New Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) rules are expected in weeks, not months....more

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Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 9 Requires Written Notice of Health Care Entities’ Mergers or Acquisitions

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On March 13, 2024, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act No. 9 (“SEA 9”) which will amend the Indiana Code with respect to notice of health care entity mergers and acquisitions....more

Troutman Pepper

“Market Practice Needs to Check Itself” – A Reminder from the Court of Chancery that M&A Practitioners Must Strictly Abide by...

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In Sjunde AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery refused to dismiss claims against Activision Blizzard, Inc. (the company) and its board of directors (the board) that the board had violated,...more

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Ready for the Biotech Bounce Back in 2024?

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Heading into 2024, expectations for biotech venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investments were low following two lackluster years, but as we wrap up Q1, those expectations have been turned on their head after a...more

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Proposed CA Assembly Bill 3129: Notice & Consent for Private Equity, Hedge Funds Acquiring/Changing Control of Health Care...

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As our December 2023 Insight noted, California’s SB 184 (enacted in June 2022) and accompanying regulations contain pre-transaction notice requirements by “specified health care entities” for certain “material change...more

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Antitrust Enforcers Amp Up Focus on Private Equity Acquisitions in the Health Care Market

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Private equity is squarely in the cross hairs of regulators; the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the launch of a...more

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FTC Workshop Argues That Private Equity Incentives Are Not Aligned With Quality Health Care

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On March 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public workshop titled “Private Capital, Public Impact: An FTC Workshop on Private Equity in Health Care.” The event is part of the agency’s effort to publicize and...more

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First Major Overhaul of HSR Act Will Greatly Increase Time and Resources Required to Complete HSR Filing

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In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the premerger notification form and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Private Equity Buyer Validly Terminates Transaction by Way of “Accurate in all respects” Bring-Down Standard

On May 29, 2023, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Chancery Court held in HControl Holdings v. Antin Infrastructure Partners[1] that a private equity sponsor could walk away from its agreement to acquire a...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

2023 Accounting Firm Industry Insider Series: Key Takeaways from In-Depth Conversations with Managing Partners (Part 1)

The accounting industry is in a state of transition. The influx of private equity, labor shortages, and remote/hybrid work have all impacted accounting firms to varying degrees. To better understand the landscape of the...more

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Corporate Finance and M&A in Québec: Finding the Bright Spots in a Challenging Year

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In 2023, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financings have experienced a slowdown across Canada, on the heels of a historically strong year in 2022. In this post we look specifically at the province...more

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HPE Miami 2023 | Preparing Your Company for a Transaction

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The first session of HPE Miami 2023 put a spotlight on key considerations for founders as they navigate the pre-transaction process...more

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Delaware Court Raises Eyebrows by Striking Down Noncompete in Sale Transaction

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The Delaware Court of Chancery (the Court) has raised eyebrows with a recent decision, in the case of Kodiak Building Partners, LLC v. Adams, to strike down a noncompetition covenant binding upon a seller in a sale...more

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Antitrust + Competition Life Sciences Quarterly Update - Q1 2022

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Despite the aggressive rhetoric, the change in the leadership and composition at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) did not result in more enforcement in 2021. As the calendar turned to 2022, the FTC seems to be stepping...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Mastering GP-led processes

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While secondary buyers and LPs are becoming increasingly familiar with continuation funds, many sponsors are embarking on GP-led transactions for the first time and are not familiar with the process. Here, Howard Beber,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

2021 M&A Overview and 2022 M&A Outlook

2021 M&A Deal Activity – In the past year, deal making in the middle market set a historic pace. Private Equity firms closed an estimated 8,624 deals for a combined $1.2 trillion—around a 50% increase from previous annual...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Talent Shortages, Technology, And M&A: Accounting Firm Managing Partners And Industry Experts Share Their Thoughts On Key Issues...

To better understand the current landscape of the accounting industry, I have been interviewing managing partners and industry insiders regularly for the past two years. I recently asked managing partners, consultants, and...more

Troutman Pepper

What We're Seeing – 2022 Dealmaking Outlook

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The Rearview Mirror - Robust multiples and fear that the Biden administration might succeed in passing tax laws resulted in 2021 being one of the busiest years ever in the private equity space. Within the capital markets,...more

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2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast: FDI Regimes Continue to Expand and Increase Scrutiny of Transactions...

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China  China has increased its efforts to scrutinize global transactions that may implicate national security concerns using its foreign investment security review ("FISR") process....more

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2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast: Trends in European Public M&A

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Europe saw a major increase in public M&A activity in 2021, fueled by cheap money and optimism as economies started to emerge from the worst effects of the pandemic. In particular, PE purchasers with dry powder to deploy and...more

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