Private Equity Buyouts: Anti- Or Pro-Competitive?
Author: Norbäck, Pehr-Johan, Persson, Lars, Tåg, Joacim on Oct 07, 2018
Antitrust authorities intervene in mergers and acquisitions involving private equity (PE) firms. For example, in October 2011 a federal judge in the U.S. stopped H&R Block from acquiring 2nd Story Software, owned by the PE firm TA Associates. The Justice Department argued that the merger would harm competition in the…
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