Lexology October 18, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice made a splash this summer with their announcement of proposed changes to the federal premerger notification form and the premerger notification rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodina Antitrust Improvements Act. While industries across the board await the finalized changes to the federal premerger notification form and rules, health care businesses should also be keeping track of state law developments creating additional state specific notification requirements applicable to transactions involving various types of health care entities and provider organizations. These state law requirements can have a meaningful impact on transaction timelines and budgets and should be taken into account by deal teams early in the planning process as they evaluate the viability of...