Compliance Tip of the Day: Why Engage in Pre-acquisition Due Diligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: Key M&A Enforcement Actions
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A – International Issues
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
From the Editor’s Desk: Compliance Week’s Insights and Reflections from July to August 2025
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 74 - Global Women in AI/Corporate Director Liability: Discretionary, Not Fiduciary with Tram Anh Nguyen and Marc I. Steinberg
We get Privacy for work – Episode 6: The Potential Privacy Risks Inherent to Mergers and Acquisitions
Daily Compliance News: July 24, 2025, The In Phone Hell Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
LathamTECH in Focus: Navigating National Security: The Impact of FDI Reviews on Tech M&A
Navigating Employee Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Lessons From Pretty Woman — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Treating Compliance Like an Asset
Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
First 100 Days of the New HSR Rules with Antitrust Partner Kara Kuritz
Daily Compliance News: June 23, 2025, The Is Walmart Cool Edition
CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
Expert or Arbitrator? — PE Pathways Podcast
The LathamTECH Podcast — Getting Deals Done: Tackling Antitrust Challenges in Tech M&A
How IP Can Fuel Your Startup's Growth
2024 was a challenging year for M&A activity in the medical technology (“MedTech”) industry. Although some sectors experienced a rebound in deal volume, MedTech dealmakers were disproportionately affected by a difficult...more
Great Point Partners (GPP) has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Eutecma. Eutecma, founded in 2008 and based in Germany, is a developer of temperature-controlled packaging solutions for pharmaceutical cold...more
*UPDATE* Oregon Senate Bill 951, described in the alert below originally published on May 30, 2025, was signed into law by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Monday, June 9, and will apply to all new investments beginning January...more
DSOs have experienced several challenges amid the slowing private equity space in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening of the private equity space, however, there are signs of a shift, with a number of...more
In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. Global deal value in March dwarfed activity in January and February, driven...more
Ten key matters that had real-world impact on markets and reflect broader global trends - Jersey Mike's accelerates its growth with Blackstone majority ownership acquisition - Private equity funds managed by Blackstone...more
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (the HPC), an independent state agency that works to improve affordability of health care for residents of the Commonwealth, released Advance Guidance (before finalization of new...more
Boston Scientific recently announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SoniVie Ltd. According to the press release, SoniVie is a privately held medical device company that developed the TIVUS Intravascular...more
On February 5, 2025, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) announced plans to separate its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business into an independent entity. The Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business is reportedly...more
Sheppard Mullin partners, Cyrus Abbassi and Leonard Lipsky, served as panelists at the annual Orthopedics Today Conference in Kauai, Hawaii, held in January 2025. During a spirited discussion with various stakeholders in the...more
Many state legislatures have recently convened for 2025 legislative sessions, and members have already proposed a significant number of bills that, if passed, would materially impact transactions and/or corporate structures...more
Stryker, one of the world’s largest medtech companies, announced on January 28 that it would be selling its Spinal Implants business to Viscogliosi Brothers, a New York-based, family-owned investment firm founded in 1999 by...more
Welcome to the latest edition of our Healthcare & Life Sciences Market Update, in which we explore the evolving landscape of investment trends, regulatory challenges, and strategic opportunities shaping the global market. ...more
As some packed the skis and headed to their favorite slopes this winter season, it is hard not to see the analogies to the healthcare private equity (PE) transaction market as we ring in the New Year. Much like the Northern...more
As the healthcare and life sciences industry gears up for the highly anticipated JP Morgan Healthcare Conference later this month, stakeholders across the sector are focusing on key trends and strategies to make the most of...more
During this session, the panelists discussed the role of market access in making investment decisions within the healthcare sector. The conversation covered various aspects, including the importance of early market access...more
During this session, the panelists discussed notable developments within the life sciences industry with a specific focus on the GLP-1 drug market and its opportunities for improvement in patient satisfaction and dosage. They...more
Behavioral health is a hot area in the healthcare sector, and for good reason. Globally and nationally, society has failed to figure out how to effectively address and prevent the world’s behavioral health crisis. As a...more
The Private Markets Update highlights key developments emerging from private markets across Europe, the UK and the United States, exploring the cross-border issues that matter to investors and sponsors in alternative assets. ...more
On 19 September 2024, we were once again delighted to assemble hundreds of healthcare professionals, investors, and industry changemakers at The Langham in London for our annual Healthcare Private Equity (HPE) Europe...more
On September 11-12, we had the pleasure of attending the LSX World Congress USA in Boston, where leaders discussed the challenges and opportunities of M&A and partnerships in the pharmaceutical sector....more
As this fall’s election approaches, headwinds have been brewing in DC and state legislatures for private equity health care dealmaking, many of them with bipartisan support. While a key Senate committee scrutinized patient...more
Pre-Closing Notice or Consent: If signed by Governor Newsom, Assembly Bill 3129 (AB 3129) will mandate that, starting January 1, 2025, certain healthcare investors provide a 90-day written notice to, or obtain consent from,...more
Although the U.S. healthcare industry has weathered the storm over the past couple of years, we may be reaching calmer waters in the coming months. Dry powder held by U.S. private equity investors has reached an all-time...more
U.S. antitrust regulators, particularly the Federal Trade Commission, have been stepping up scrutiny of private equity investments in healthcare. On March 5, the FTC, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S....more