The Biden administration has been keen to take on corporate consolidation, appointing a new generation of antitrust officials to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the White House that has promised to pay closer attention to private equity deals.
One area of focus is healthcare reports Fierce Healthcare,. For years, PE firms have been buying up healthcare players. In 2018, for the first time, there were more physicians who were employees than owners of their practices. Read more.