Foreword

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FOREWORD

The Section of Antitrust Law of the American Bar Association is

pleased to publish this first edition of the Private Equity Antitrust

Handbook. The business of private fund advisers can raise substantial

antitrust issues, and these advisers may unwittingly run afoul of the

antitrust laws and regulations if they are not aware of common pitfalls.

This Handbook will describe typical private equity transaction structures

and the governance issues arising therefrom by focusing on compliance

with U.S. competition law, particularly the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act; the

antitrust analysis applied to private equity deals; and foreign merger

control issues that can arise.

This edition of the Handbook was prepared by a working group,

headed by Deidre J. Johnson and Brandon L. Bigelow. The Section

appreciates the experience, expertise, and effort contributed to creating

and authoring the first edition of this Handbook, which will be a helpful

resource to in-house counsel at private equity firms and other private

fund advisers, as well as outside counsel who handle deals for private

equity firms, including deal lawyers and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

specialists.

June 2016

Roxann E. Henry

Chair, Section of Antitrust Law

American Bar Association

2015–2016