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FTC sues to block GTCR’s ‘unlawful acquisition’ of Surmodics
GTCR already owns the second largest medical device coatings manufacturer, Biocoat, and the FTC holds market monopoly ...
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GTCR / Surmodics: Four Key Takeaways for M&A Antitrust from the First FTC Merger Challenge Under Trump
In the FTC’s first merger challenge of the new administration, the FTC voted 4-0 last week to challenge the proposed ...
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FTC’s First Merger Challenge Under New Leadership Signals Return to Traditional Antitrust Theories in Private Equity Deals
On March 6, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's (GTCR) proposed ...
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FTC sues to block merger of device coatings companies
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit to block private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings from acquiring Surmodics, a medical technology company, arguing the deal would reduce competition for ...
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Archimed plans to make BioVendor a European player in diagnostics
Archimed has bought BioVendor, with plans to build and internationalize the Czech diagnostics company. Archimed sees ...
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FTC sues to block GTCR’s ‘unlawful acquisition’ of Surmodics
Image credit: lucasImages via Shutterstock The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued to block GTCR’s proposed $627m merger-acquisition of critical medical device coatings manufacturer Surmodics ...
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Cboe plans options product for traders wary of stocks concentration risk
The new product comes just as investors are dumping their investments in the big tech winners of the past two years.