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A DOJ Private Equity Declination and Its Lessons for Acquirers and Targets

JD Supra: Mergers

The DOJ declined to prosecute a private equity firm for its portfolio company’s pre-acquisition sanctions and export violations, marking the first application of the National Security Division’s M&A Policy.

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How Private Equity Is Shaping Modern Music Catalog Deals

JD Supra: Mergers

Ann Chen, deputy chair of the firm’s Capital Markets & Corporate department, provides an insider perspective on the crossroads of corporate law and entertainment, particularly in the music catalog space. By: Loeb & Loeb LLP

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A Growing State of Oversight: How States are Continuing to Reshape (and restrict) Healthcare Transactions and Private Equity Investment in Healthcare in 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

State governments are increasingly introducing new laws regulating healthcare transactions in an effort to thwart the level of influence that private equity firms and other corporate investors have on healthcare providers.

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DOJ Issues First-Ever Declination Under Corporate Disclosure M&A Policy

JD Supra: Mergers

On June 16, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) announced that it declined to charge private equity firm White Deer Management LLC (“White Deer”) and its affiliates after the company voluntarily disclosed potential export-related violations involving the former executive of a company it acquired, Texas-based Unicat (..)

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Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting: How to Prepare for the Slow Grind to the Finish Line

Mergers and Inquisitions

While on-cycle PE recruiting keeps moving up, to the point where you must attend a target elementary school, middle school, and high school to be competitive, off-cycle private equity recruiting remains a viable option for everyone else. Off-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting, Part 1: Who Should Care? Europe and the U.K.

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Acquisition and Leveraged Finance in the Channel Islands

JD Supra: Mergers

Jersey and Guernsey (collectively, the "Channel Islands") remain popular for both private equity buyout structures of UK and international corporate groups across various industries and asset classes, and for leverage structures to maximise existing investments and facilitate general corporate borrowing.

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Healthcare Private Equity Investment: As Federal Headwinds Subside, a Gale Warning Goes Up in Many States

JD Supra: Mergers

Private equity (PE) investment in the U.S. Both federal and state authorities are intensifying scrutiny of PE investment, driven by concerns about market consolidation, quality of care, corporate profiteering and lack of financial transparency. healthcare sector faces a complex and evolving regulatory and legislative landscape.