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Private equity facing an antitrust showdown?

A new antitrust era is underway in the US. Keen to curb corporate power, Joe Biden has appointed officials set on challenging companies that have grown to dominate swathes of the American economy. As the FT’s Stefania Palma reports, if US officials make good on their pledge to crack down on buyout groups, we could soon see the biggest antitrust showdown in the history of private equity.


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FT Due Diligence is a video channel analysing the fast-moving world of M&A, illuminating the trends behind the complex global transactions and how to unlock value from acquisition deals. The channel alternates between independent reporting from FT journalists and insight on global dealmaking from law firm Baker McKenzie.