FTC Sues Private Equity Firm Engaged in Alleged Anticompetitive Scheme to Consolidate Anesthesiology Practices in Texas

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP) and private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, alleging that they engaged in an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesiology practices in Texas. The FTC claims that USAP and Welsh Carson executed a three-part strategy to monopolize the anesthesiology market … Continue reading FTC Sues Private Equity Firm Engaged in Alleged Anticompetitive Scheme to Consolidate Anesthesiology Practices in Texas