In the FTC’s first merger challenge of the new administration, the FTC voted 4-0 last week to challenge the proposed acquisition of Surmodics by private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings (“GTCR”). As the Trump administration’s...more
3/12/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Mergers ,
OEM ,
Popular ,
Private Equity
We’re excited to be visiting Sydney next week to catch up with competition law colleagues on our way to the ABA 2025 Asia-Pacific Conference. This is a time of unprecedented activity and change in antitrust law and policy...more
2/20/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications
In the days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, the Biden FTC rushed to initiate major lawsuits and to tie a bow on various antitrust policy efforts. In a series of dissenting statements, the minority Republican...more
1/27/2025
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Healthcare ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
John Deere ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Popular ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Right to Repair ,
Robinson-Patman Act ,
Section 7 ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration
Expanding the range of ways they can identify and investigate potential competition concerns in healthcare, DOJ, FTC, and HHS recently announced the introduction of HealthyCompetition.gov, a new portal through which the...more