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Antitrust regulators fix their sights on private equity

Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Lina Khan has said she would investigate whether the private-equity investment model encourages unfair business practices (Photo: AP) — Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Lina Khan has said she would investigate whether the private-equity investment model encourages unfair business practices **(Photo: AP)**

3 min read . Updated: 01 Oct 2021, 07:00 AM IST Chris Cumming, The Wall Street Journal

Tougher antimonopoly enforcement in Washington is complicating buyout firms’ efforts to close acquisitions

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New federal antitrust enforcers want to toughen up regulation of the private-equity industry, putting a spotlight on ways that buyout firms might be warping competition.

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