The Federal Trade Commission has been hit by a “tidal wave” of merger filings and cannot review them all before required deadlines, Healthcare Dive reports. The alert may give pause to hospitals merging at a steady clip.
The FTC is now sending letters to merging entities warning them that the agency may deem a combination unlawful even if the companies decide to merge.
“Companies that choose to proceed with transactions that have not been fully investigated are doing so at their own risk,” the regulator said in a statement. Read more.
