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Check-Up and Diagnosis: The Ongoing Scrutiny of Private Equity Healthcare Investments

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In 2024 alone, over 676 private equity firms and related investors acquired healthcare companies or related assets. The growing influence of private equity in the healthcare industry has not gone unnoticed on either of the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Law Diagnosed – Health Care Transaction Review Laws and the New Normal

In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape impacting health care transactions, particularly for private equities and hedge funds...more

White & Case LLP

Washington Becomes First State to Enact “Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act”

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On April 4, 2025, Gov. Bob Ferguson of Washington state signed S.B. 5122, making Washington the first state to enact the Uniform Law Commission’s “Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act.” Overview of the New...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoForecast: State AGs and Antitrust Enforcement: Trends and Expectations for 2025

State attorneys general (State AGs) are becoming increasingly active in the realm of antitrust enforcement, focusing on mergers, monopolization, and ESG-related cases. In recent years, state AGs have taken assertive roles in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Unclaimed Property Laws and the Health Industry: Square Peg, Round Hole

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Likely due to the tremendous number of healthcare mergers, acquisitions, and private equity deals that have been taking place, the industry has recently been the target of multistate unclaimed property audits. This increased...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SB 1998 Would Add Consent Requirement for PE, Hedge Fund Healthcare Transactions in Illinois

On February 6, 2025, the Illinois state legislature introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1998, aiming to implement an additional layer of scrutiny to covered transactions that are financed by private equity groups or hedge funds. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Navigating the Matrix of State Healthcare Approvals

The outlook for federal antitrust enforcement remains murky, at best, with uncertainty about whether the new federal HSR rules, merger guidelines, and existing enforcement actions. The forecast for state antitrust...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

It’s Been a Long Time Coming: Massachusetts Health Care Market Review 2.0

The latest entrant in a national wave of policymakers enacting health care market oversight laws that have a significant impact on providers and investors, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed into law House Bill...more

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