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Slaughter and May Guides PE Firm's £432M Wealth Firm Buy

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Pollen Street Capital said Friday that its subsidiary has agreed to fully buy out Mattioli Woods, a wealth management company, for approximately £432 million ($556 million), as the U.K. private equity investor looks to capture a slice of the lucrative sector.

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PE Biz's £1.8B Bid For Enviro Energy Co. Gets Regulatory Nod

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billion) acquisition by a private equity firm has gained regulatory approval to proceed, in a deal guided by Slaughter and May and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Renewable energy business ContourGlobal said Friday that its £1.75 billion ($2.15

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Davis Polk Discusses FTC and DOJ Focus on Private Equity Investment in Healthcare

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In announcing the RFI, the agencies expressed concern that “private equity firms and other corporate owners are increasingly involved in health care system transactions, and, at times, those transactions may lead to a maximizing of profits at the expense of quality care.” The agencies will accept public comment through May 6, 2024.

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FTC Chair Lina Khan on Proposed Amendments to Premerger Notification Form and Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules

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While the Clayton Act had prohibited mergers whose effect “may be substantially to lessen competition, or to tend to create a monopoly,” antitrust enforcers had struggled to block unlawful mergers prior to their consummation and before they could cause widespread harm. 8 Today, the agencies often receive more than 150 filings each month.9

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Willkie Farr Discusses Personal Liability for Executives in the Wake of Cyber Incidents

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The Drizly Decision and Order, in particular, reinforces a key point made by Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter in recent years: poor cybersecurity practices may no longer be punished only by fines and consent decrees to the companies. million consumers’ personal information. [1]. million consumers’ personal information. [1]. Background.

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Latham & Watkins Discusses FTC AI Agenda and Novel Impersonation Rulemaking

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The proposed rules, which could go into effect as soon as this spring, would substantially increase the FTC’s enforcement powers over AI — and could potentially expose any provider of generative AI services to significant liability. The SNPRM is part of the FTC’s expanding investigations and enforcement in the AI industry.

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Davis Polk Discusses Robust Antitrust Agenda of DOJ and FTC

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She stated that the FTC used this authority recently to inquire into recent supply-chain disruptions and may launch an inquiry into pharmacy benefit managers and their role in drug pricing, especially of insulin. Moreover, Chair Khan and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter argued that § 7 of the Clayton Act is underutilized.