JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 1, 2024

The California legislature is considering a bill that could severely impact the ability for private equity companies and hedge funds to operate in the California health care industry. By: Polsinelli

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 8, 2024

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 joint inquiry into private equity ownership in the health care field. By: Ballard Spahr LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 12, 2024

Private equity acquisitions in healthcare will likely face increased scrutiny from multiple federal departments, as well as from state antitrust enforcement officials. By: Mayer Brown

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 12, 2024

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 private equity and serial roll-up transactions more broadly as targets for antitrust enforcement.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 8, 2024

In recent years, federal and state antitrust agencies have been increasingly focused on the impact of private equity involvement in the health care sector. Two recent developments in March 2024 reinforce that this heightened scrutiny is here to stay — and will continue to intensify under the Biden administration.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 8, 2024

A recent government initiative announced on March 5, 2024 signals that more antitrust scrutiny for private equity firms and asset managers is on the horizon. By: Paul Hastings LLP

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Deal Lawyers

MAY 7, 2024

That’s why this CLS Blue Sky Blog discussing a new article on the history of private equity caught my eye. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’ve got a soft spot for M&A history. The blog says that although most M&A professionals would probably say that PE really began in […]

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 8, 2024

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 encourage enforcement targeting private equity investments in health care.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 13, 2024

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

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Deal Lawyers

MARCH 18, 2024

In early March, the FTC, DOJ & HHS announced a “cross-government public inquiry into private equity and other corporations’ increasing control over health care.”

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) antitrust lawsuit against a private-equity owner of a large anesthesiology practice in Texas demonstrates that the FTC has begun to implement its more aggressive focus on the perceived competitive harms caused by certain “roll-up” acquisition strategies.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

USAP”), and the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“Welsh Carson”), which created USAP, executed a multi-year anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas, drive up the price of anesthesia services provided to Texas patients and boost their own profits. Anesthesia Partners, Inc.

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

MARCH 18, 2024

Private equity is cannibalizing the music industry by buying up old hits and pushing them back into our cultural consciousness.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 9, 2023

To know if the buyside is right for you, let’s start with a textbook understanding of “What is private equity?” Private equity involves investing capital directly into private businesses that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges (that would be a hedge fund). Strategic thinking skills are essential.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 6, 2023

Private equity is an investment asset class that has gained significant prominence and popularity in recent decades. However, private equity can seem complex and intimidating to beginners who are unfamiliar with its fundamentals. Private equity firms also invest in distressed debt or provide private debt financing.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

Private equity value creation came on my radar a few years ago when I noticed something: Even though traditional PE deal roles were not doing well, “operational” or “value creation” teams still seemed to be recruiting. What Does the Private Equity Value Creation Team Do in Real Life?

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 8, 2024

The top enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) are sending strong signals that private equity (PE) firms are likely to be the next target in the Biden Administration’s aggressive antitrust enforcement agenda. By: Polsinelli

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 8, 2024

The recent Request for Information by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking input on the effects of private equity (PE) investment in the healthcare sector underscores the importance of an effective compliance program.

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Growth Business

MAY 13, 2024

Drawing from decades of experience and my own trials and triumphs in the business world, I’ve outlined seven key strategies to help you prepare, execute, and ultimately succeed in selling your business to private equity. Remember, private equity firms invest in potential.

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Benchmark International

MARCH 8, 2024

Private Equity (PE) or Private Equity Groups (PEGs) combine large amounts of capital from various sources and directly invest it in private companies or the buyout of public companies (resulting in the delisting of public equity from the stock exchange).

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OfficeHours

JUNE 2, 2023

When you first decide to enter the world of private equity, you will undoubtedly be more overwhelmed than you were when you entered investment banking recruiting. Below, I will outline some of the best private equity firms to work for in 2023. And with the firm recently closing a new $3.25

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 12, 2024

On March 6, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”), and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) (the “Agencies”) announced that they were “launching a cross-government public inquiry into private equity and other corporations’ increasing control over health care.”.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 5, 2023

Private equity consulting firms play a crucial role in the success of portfolio companies by providing specialized expertise and strategic guidance. Private equity consulting firms go beyond traditional advisory services by providing value-added services to their clients.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 5, 2023

Private equity firms play a vital role in the broader investment landscape, and their success relies heavily on their ability to execute deals effectively. Simply put, any private equity associate course must focus on developing and refining these skills.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 17, 2023

USAP”) and its private equity sponsor, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“Welsh Carson”) alleging an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas through a series of systematic roll-ups; price setting arrangements; and a market allocation agreement to dominate the anesthesia market in Texas.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 19, 2023

Armed with anywhere between $2 trillion and $4 trillion of “dry powder”—with about half of that targeted to healthcare—private equity firms have a lot of capital to put to work. One area receiving interest is the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and allergy field. By: FOCUS Investment Banking

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OfficeHours

JUNE 12, 2023

Working in private equity is highly attractive for many reasons, and many finance professionals who are not already in the field often look for ways to break in. One of the primary ways to do so is by landing an internship at a private equity firm you might want to work at.

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Deal Lawyers

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Dechert recently released its annual Global Private Equity Outlook, which reports the results of a survey of 100 senior-level executives within PE firms based around the globe with at least $1 billion in assets under management.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 14, 2023

Compared to other medical fields like dentistry and dermatology, private equity involvement in orthopedic practices has been relatively small. But that’s been changing over the past few years and is likely to continue to grow moving forward. Please see full Publication below for more information. By: FOCUS Investment Banking

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JD Supra: Mergers

APRIL 29, 2024

As proposed by Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood, Assembly Bill 3129 (“AB-3129” or the “Bill”) seeks to expand state oversight of transactions involving private equity groups or hedge funds and health care facilities or providers.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At the end of September, the Federal Trade Commission sued a private equity firm, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. USAP), an anesthesia service provider in Texas, alleging that USAP and Welsh Carson drove up prices through an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate Texas anesthesiology practices.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 13, 2023

Private equity has come to control a massive swath of the American economy. According to US government estimates, the private equity industry employs almost 12 million people through its portfolio companies. Private equity is also subject to corporate tax policy more broadly, for a number of key reasons.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We cordially invite you to our Private Equity Boot Camp in Munich this year. Experienced speakers from our Firm will train you and your colleagues during a workshop and provide legal and tax basics for the successful execution of private equity transactions. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2023

We cordially invite you to our Private Equity Bootcamps in Frankfurt and Munich this year. Experienced speakers from our firm will train you and your colleagues during a workshop and provide legal and tax basics for the successful execution of private equity transactions. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 5, 2023

We cordially invite you to our Private Equity Bootcamps in Frankfurt and Munich this year. Experienced speakers from our firm will train you and your colleagues during a workshop and provide legal and tax basics for the successful execution of private equity transactions. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

21, 2023, sued a private equity firm in the U.S. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Sept. District Court for the Southern District of Texas over an alleged decade-long "roll-up" strategy to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas. By: Holland & Knight LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 7, 2024

As part of the Biden administration’s State of the Union blitz, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) convened a workshop on private equity (PE) investments in the health care industry on March 5, 2024.

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