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Trustbusters vs private equity

How a new generation of competition regulators in the Biden administration is taking a tougher approach to the buyout industry

Bitter medicine: private equity moves into hospital ERs
Buyout firms want a slice of US healthcare spend but face backlash from doctors and battles with insurers
US trustbusters: why Joe Biden is taking on private equity
The influence of buyout groups on American industry has never been greater, sparking closer scrutiny of the business by antitrust regulators
The private equity club: how corporate raiders became teams of rivals
The industry was founded by mercenary dealmakers who bludgeoned opponents. But firms now nurture complex relationships with their competitors
Lina Khan vows ‘muscular’ US antitrust approach on private equity deals
FTC chair warns of ‘life and death consequences’ when buyout groups own broad sectors of economy
Private equity moves into the antitrust spotlight
Top US enforcer wants more scrutiny of ‘roll up’ acquisitions which build dominant market shares
A ‘once-in-a-century inflection point’: DoJ’s antitrust chief on curbing corporate power
Jonathan Kanter is among a new wave of progressive competition officials ushered in by Joe Biden

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