On February 10, new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification rules went into effect that upped the amount of information required by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice before the agencies approved a deal. While the HSR rules make the filing process lengthier and are designed to prevent companies, including hospitals, from flying under the radar of anti-competitive concerns, Morgan Lewis Partner SusanZhu hasn’t seen an M&A slowdown and doesn’t expect fewer transactions to be approved. For more on what the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules mean for mergers, listen to Zhu’s conversation with Susan Morse, executive editor of Healthcare Finance News.
Read the full article: HIMSSCast: What New M&A Filing Requirements Mean for Healthcare //
Source: https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/himsscast-what-new-ma-filing-requirements-mean-healthcare