The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House.
Under the Biden administration, private equity (PE) firms saw the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division broadening the scope of investigations to include a more novel array of antitrust theories, likely with the aim of chilling many potential combinations from See more +
The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House.
Under the Biden administration, private equity (PE) firms saw the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division broadening the scope of investigations to include a more novel array of antitrust theories, likely with the aim of chilling many potential combinations from making it out of the boardroom for fear of protracted scrutiny. See less -
