#336 What Are the Risks of Serial Acquisitions? Empirical Evidence From the Dialysis Industry

There is a growing interest in understanding the economics of serial acquisitions, particularly in the healthcare industries and markets, and whether such corporate strategies lead to changes in prices and quality causing antitrust concerns. What has been found in existing economic studies? Paul Eliason, Assistant Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University and co-author of a leading study on serial acquisitions focusing on the dialysis industry, discusses his observations and insights with Anora Wang and Derek Jackson. Listen to this episode to learn about the knowns and unknowns from the empirical evidence as well as implications for competition policy. With special guest: Dr. Paul Eliason, Assistant Professor of Economics, Brigham Young University Related Links: How Acquisitions Affect Firm Behavior and Performance: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry, Journal of Quarterly Economics Hosted by: Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Derek Jackson, Cohen & Gresser LLP