The US FTC and DOJ signal more aggressive enforcement against acquisitions by private equity firms

US antitrust enforcers have signaled that private equity firms are the prime targets for upcoming aggressive antitrust merger enforcement. In a recent interview, US Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter stated that the motive of a private equity firm may be “designed to hollow out or roll up an industry and essentially cash out,” which “is often very much at odds with the law, and very much at odds with the competition we’re trying to protect.” [1] His

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Gregory E. Heltzer, Graham J. Hyman, The US FTC and DOJ signal more aggressive enforcement against acquisitions by private equity firms, 18 janvier 2022, e-Competitions January 2022, Art. N° 108672

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