The Federal Trade Commission sued the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits ... smaller stores at a competitive disadvantage, the FTC alleged in the lawsuit it filed in California.

The benefiting customer wasn’t named in an FTC statement about the lawsuit ... sued Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, a large U.S. distributor, saying it illegally discriminated against ...

The deal, which was announced in May, was valued at $627 million and would have given GTCR more than 50% of the market for outsourced hydrophilic coatings, according to the FTC. Medical device ...

The FTC said the deal would give the combined company more than 50% of the market for suppliers of hydrophilic coatings used to smooth surgical and internal medical devices such as catheters.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has moved to block the $627 million acquisition of cardiovascular devicemaker Surmodics by private equity firm GTCR over a potential plan to combine the ...

The coatings play a vital role in medical devices such as catheters and guidewires. The FTC warned that eliminating competition between Surmodics and Biocoat would lead to high prices, reduced ...

The FTC said the deal would create a combined company controlling more than 50% of the market for outsourced hydrophilic coatings. "These coatings are often used by medical device manufacturers ...

The Federal Trade Commission sued the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits on Thursday, saying it is illegally discriminating against small and independent businesses.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued to block GTCR’s proposed $627m merger-acquisition of critical medical device coatings manufacturer Surmodics over anticompetitive activity concerns.