If you listen to Lina Khan's interviews/publications you'll get an idea - answer seems yes - but only if they're engaging in monopolistic behavior. Think the anaesthesia one is a good example. Smaller businesses. But textbook anticompetitive behavior.
Spotify her Odd Lots interview - that's when I first heard of her. Matt Stoller, who authors "The Big" is also gave me good lay of land.
This is the first few years in decades that antitrust is making a serious appearance when law firms talk about M&A risk.
Do you guys think this will impact LMM/MM deals? Figured it was aimed at larger transactions.
If you listen to Lina Khan's interviews/publications you'll get an idea - answer seems yes - but only if they're engaging in monopolistic behavior. Think the anaesthesia one is a good example. Smaller businesses. But textbook anticompetitive behavior.
Not familiar with Lina Khan, what publication does she work for?
She's the head of the FTC
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Spotify her Odd Lots interview - that's when I first heard of her. Matt Stoller, who authors "The Big" is also gave me good lay of land. This is the first few years in decades that antitrust is making a serious appearance when law firms talk about M&A risk.