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Key Considerations for Dental Service Organization Transactions

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 8/4/2025

Dental service organizations (DSOs) enable dental practices and their providers to focus on patient care while outsourcing administrative, billing, and other non-clinical functions. As private equity interest in healthcare...more

Private Company Report: Q2 2025

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/28/2025

This edition of the Private Company Report highlights critical updates and regulatory changes affecting private companies, including the expansion of Qualified Small Business Stock tax benefits under the One Big Beautiful...more

[Podcast] Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — A Private Equity Non-Compete Primer

Mintz on 7/16/2025

Member Jen Rubin is joined by Associate Tom Pagliarini to discuss the strategic use of restrictive covenants in private equity transactions. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed to help employers...more

Five Key Legal Considerations for Investments in Engineering and Design Firms

Ropes & Gray LLP on 7/16/2025

As the demand for infrastructure assets continues to grow, infrastructure investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional core infrastructure assets and turning their attention to infrastructure services businesses....more

Colorado Changes Noncompete Statute Again

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 5/12/2025

In the recently adjourned legislative session, Colorado lawmakers passed substantial changes to the state’s noncompete law. SB 83, if enacted, is poised to have a significant impact on the state’s health care industry and...more

Younger Generations Looking to Sell: What Millennial and Gen X Business Owners Need to Know

Offit Kurman on 5/5/2025

I recently wrote about the “Gray Tsunami” and the mass numbers of Baby Boomers that will be retiring over the next few years. For Boomers, there are specific considerations that must be addressed if sale is their exit option....more

Heard at the 2025 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting

McDermott Will & Schulte on 4/8/2025

The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting took place from April 2 to 5 in Washington, DC. The Spring Meeting features updates from federal, state, and international antitrust enforcers and...more

What Private Companies and Family Offices Need to Consider in 2025

ArentFox Schiff on 3/10/2025

Across all industries, private companies, family offices, and their owners and management teams face rapidly evolving challenges, opportunities, and risks in the dynamic environment that is 2025. Here are 11 issues that...more

2025 Picks Up Steam with Increased Scrutiny of Health Care Transactions and Corporate Structures

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/7/2025

A new year brings about new legislation. Given the recent trend of health care transactions coming under increased scrutiny at the state level, EBG has released its map summarizing states that already have laws...more

Delaware Law Alert: The Delaware Supreme Court Further Validates Forfeiture-for-Competition Provisions—What It Means for M&A Deals

Mayer Brown on 2/27/2025

In a notable holding, the Delaware Supreme Court has confirmed that forfeiture-for-competition provisions generally are not subject to reasonableness review, greatly enhancing the likelihood of their enforceability. LKQ...more

Global Franchise & Supply Network - 2025 Report

Polsinelli on 2/18/2025

While 2024 saw more stability in the financial markets than 2023, many challenges arose in 2024 for franchised businesses, manufacturers and retail chains, including bankruptcies of many large restaurant and retail chains,...more

2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2025

DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

2024 Antitrust & Competition Year in Review and Trends for 2025

Morgan Lewis on 1/20/2025

The past year marked the culmination of the Biden antitrust era. Under assertive leadership, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) adopted a more aggressive...more

2024 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 1/16/2025

The re-election of former President Donald J. Trump is poised to significantly alter the landscape of antitrust enforcement, particularly within the energy and chemical industries. While the incoming administration has yet to...more

Navigating Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast

Troutman Pepper Locke on 1/7/2025

PE Pathways, hosted by attorneys from our Private Equity practice, is a podcast series where experienced dealmakers share their thoughts on current private equity and M&A trends and developments. Stay informed about the...more

Heart of Healthcare Podcast: FTC Chair Lina Khan on Healthcare, Antitrust, and the Future of Competition

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/11/2024

In a recent episode of the Heart of Healthcare podcast, co-hosts Michael T. Esquivel and Halle Tecco, sat down with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, who offered her perspective on the intersection of antitrust...more

Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - October

Jenner & Block on 9/30/2024

Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more

Insights - September 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/30/2024

In this edition of Insights, we take a closer look at the megadeals and sponsor transactions driving recent M&A activity, the importance of staying ahead of the risks in AI development and deployment, and other diverse...more

Juntos - September 2024

DLA Piper on 9/26/2024

Welcome to Juntos, our bulletin that explores antitrust and competition developments across US-Latin America. In this issue, we look at key headlines from throughout 2024....more

Antitrust Under Biden: Taking a Closer Look at the Numbers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/11/2024

Leading up to the U.S. presidential election this November, our Antitrust & Competition team continues to offer insights into what antitrust enforcement may look like under the next presidential administration. As we look...more

Healthcare Private Equity: What to Expect for the Rest of 2024

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 8/15/2024

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

Will the FTC's Non-Compete Proposal Pick Investors' Pockets?

Mintz on 5/29/2024

My colleagues published an important piece recently about the potential impact that the FTC's proposed non-compete ban might have on M&A transactions and private equity investments. The upshot of this piece, which should be...more

What the FTC’s New Rule on Non-Competes Means for M&A and Private Equity Transactions

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 5/24/2024

By now you have probably heard of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s rule to ban most post-employment non-compete agreements... While much of the conversation has naturally focused on the rule’s significant impact on...more

Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Fallout After Sweeping FTC Ban on Noncompetes: Part 3—Impact on Mergers and...

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits on 5/14/2024

This is the third part of a multi-part blog post series discussing the implications and fallout from the Final Rule recently adopted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), banning the enforcement of almost all noncompete...more

A Snapshot Of The Evolving Restrictive Covenant Landscape

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/10/2024

In recent months, noncompete agreements have become a hotly contested topic in the realm of employment law. It seems that new precedent emerges on this topic week after week, leaving employers and deal-makers alike concerned...more

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