By Health Capital Consultants, LLC
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FTC & DOJ Announce Revised Merger Guidelines
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a draft update of its Merger Guidelines, which guides the regulatory agencies in their review of both mergers and acquisitions in evaluating compliance with federal antitrust laws.
The new Guidelines replace, amend, and consolidate the Vertical Merger Guidelines and Horizontal Merger Guidelines, which were published in 2020 and 2010, respectively.
This Health Capital Topics article will discuss the new Guidelines and the proposed changes to antitrust laws that may affect the future of healthcare. (Read more…)
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