How 'Creative' PE Deals In Healthcare Are Expected To Shift
Amid tough economic conditions, federal scrutiny, and new state-level concerns about the role of private equity in healthcare, more firms have embraced "unique" deal structures. Today, with lower interest rates and an incoming second Trump administration, attorneys expect some shifts in the trend.
Congress' Dash For Telehealth Extensions: 4 Things To Know
With Republicans set to take control of Congress and the White House, lame-duck lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in a mad dash to pass legislation ahead of the new year. Many are turning an eye toward making permanent the telehealth extensions that became available during the pandemic.
No 'Tin Hats': Fluoride Ruling Offers Options As RFK Eyes Ban
A California federal court decision that plunged deep into the scientific research on fluoride's impact on human health may offer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the incoming Trump administration a path to discouraging — or even banning — the fluoridation of drinking water.
How 'Creative' PE Deals In Healthcare Are Expected To Shift
Amid tough economic conditions, federal scrutiny, and new state-level concerns about the role of private equity in healthcare, more firms have embraced "unique" deal structures. Today, with lower interest rates and an incoming second Trump administration, attorneys expect some shifts in the trend.
Congress' Dash For Telehealth Extensions: 4 Things To Know
With Republicans set to take control of Congress and the White House, lame-duck lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in a mad dash to pass legislation ahead of the new year. Many are turning an eye toward making permanent the telehealth extensions that became available during the pandemic.
No 'Tin Hats': Fluoride Ruling Offers Options As RFK Eyes Ban
A California federal court decision that plunged deep into the scientific research on fluoride's impact on human health may offer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the incoming Trump administration a path to discouraging — or even banning — the fluoridation of drinking water.
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Healthcare-dedicated private equity shop Frazier Healthcare Partners on Wednesday announced that it closed its oversubscribed 11th buyout fund after receiving $2.3 billion of investor commitments.
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Johnson & Johnson's talc unit called on a Texas bankruptcy court to sanction a Beasley Allen Law Firm attorney for "unilaterally" deciding not to attend a scheduled deposition in the company's bankruptcy case.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led Amcor PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to purchase fellow packaging company Berry Global Group Inc., in an all-stock deal that values Berry at more than $8.4 billion.
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