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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q2 2024

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In the second quarter, federal and state antitrust enforcers continued their intense scrutiny of consolidation in the healthcare market by implementing new initiatives and laws designed to gather additional information...more

Venable LLP

Event in Review: Antitrust in Healthcare: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Investment in the healthcare industry requires careful consideration, as it involves numerous distinct areas of the law. Venable's Private Equity Investment in Healthcare webinar series explores the unique issues and timely...more

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Dental/DSO Intelligence Monthly Report: July/August 2024

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Background on Indiana’s “Baby HSR” Law - Indiana passed Senate Bill 9 in March 2024, which requires an Indiana healthcare entity involved in a merger or acquisition with another healthcare entity with a value of at least...more

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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

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Private Equity Transactions Under Scrutiny: Mid-Year Review

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At the end of last year, Holland & Knight predicted that "the current enforcement environment will continue into 2024 and will focus heavily on the healthcare industry, along with private equity transactions or 'roll-ups.'...more

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Ramping Up: Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care

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Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 41, No. 6 - It has been a rapid-fire start to 2024 with antitrust enforcers within the Biden administration ramping up regulatory scrutiny across the U.S.—and health care is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2024

Explore the unique considerations for mergers and acquisitions in the AI sector, the return of IPOs, the implications of new Supreme Court decisions and other developments in this edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights....more

Stinson LLP

FTC’s Aggressive Focus on PE Blunted by Recent Court Decision

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Private Equity (PE) has been a popular and frequent target of the Biden Administration’s recent antitrust enforcement efforts. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division...more

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Recent Ruling Shows Healthcare Private Equity Firms a Path Through the New Antitrust Era

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Private equity sponsors can exhale: A federal court recently stopped the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) antitrust action that targeted private equity sponsor Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for the healthcare "roll-up"...more

Mayer Brown

Private Equity Roll-Ups: Court Dismisses Welsh Carson from Roll-Up Litigation

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The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) push against private equity roll-ups has hit a snag. On May 14, 2024, US District Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the Southern District of Texas granted a motion to dismiss filed by Welsh, Carson,...more

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“Roll Up” or Roll On Out: Court Dismisses FTC Lawsuit Against Private Equity Firm Welsh Carson Under Section 13(b)

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In a decision with significant implications for private equity firms and minority investors, on May 13, 2024, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) suit...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New DOJ Health Care Task Force Portends Continued Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement

The health care industry has been a particular focus of antitrust concern in recent years, including recent policy initiatives, private equity warnings, and enforcement actions from both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and...more

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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Biden Administration Enlists Public in Effort to Identify Potential Antitrust Violations in Healthcare Sector

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the launch of “an easily accessible online portal for the public to report health care...more

A&O Shearman

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

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Indiana New Law Requires Written Notice of Mergers or Acquisitions of Healthcare Entities

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On March 13, 2024, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb enacted Senate Enrolled Act No. 9  (“Indiana Law”) into law, mandating that Indiana healthcare entities and private equity firms notify the Office of the Indiana Attorney...more

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Indiana Becomes Latest State to Enact Mandatory Reporting of Healthcare Transactions

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On March 13, 2024, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Senate Bill No. 9, which requires Indiana healthcare entities and private equity firms to notify the Office of the Indiana Attorney General of qualifying...more

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Private equity investment in health care remains in U.S. antitrust enforcers’ crosshairs

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Private equity investment in the health care sector continues to be a significant area of focus for the U.S. antitrust agencies. On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public workshop to “examine the...more

Mayer Brown

Private Equity in Healthcare: Increased Scrutiny from FTC, DOJ, and HHS

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Private equity acquisitions in healthcare will likely face increased scrutiny from multiple federal departments, as well as from state antitrust enforcement officials....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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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Year in Review 2023

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2023 saw a significant uptick in antitrust scrutiny and enforcement, particularly in the healthcare space. After much rhetoric and a setback in challenging state Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) laws, the Federal Trade...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Reflections and Predictions

The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging one for private equity (PE), with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt financing was expensive and scarce, expectations on valuations were tricky to...more

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FTC is Targeting Private Equity Acquisitions in Healthcare - Is Your Industry Next?

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On March 5, the FTC convened a workshop with regulators, academics and stakeholders to discuss the impact of private equity in the healthcare market. The workshop reflects the FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division’s recent focus on...more

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Antitrust Enforcers Reaffirm Focus on Private Equity in Healthcare at Public Workshop

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As Holland & Knight observed previously, the Biden Administration's antitrust enforcers have trained their sights on private equity firms and their portfolio companies, including in a Sept. 21, 2023, lawsuit challenging one...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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