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Antitrust Chronicle® – Private Equity Roll-Up Schemes

June 2024, Volume 2

Dear Readers, Private equity firms famously use so-called roll-up mergers to rationalize competition in crowded and/or fragmented markets; and to combine companies with complementary capabilities into a full-service business. For example, an oil exploration enterprise could be combined with a drilling company and/or a refiner, creating a vertically integrated firm....

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In this issue

The FTC’s Focus on Private Equity is Warranted
Eileen Appelbaum
Jun 28, 2024
Antitrust Focus on Private Equity Funds and Serial Acquisitions
Elaine Johnston, Puja Patel, Ben Stievater
Jun 28, 2024
Private Equity Roll-Ups Amidst Heightened Antitrust Enforcement
William Stallings, Jeremy Silas, Gabriela Duenas
Jun 28, 2024
Notification and Enforcement of Pe-Backed Consolidation
Aslihan Asil, Thomas Wollmann
Jun 28, 2024

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