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GTCR, Surmodics win in US court shows litigating the fix pays off

By Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger ( November 11, 2025, 22:03 GMT | Comment) -- A US judge on Monday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block the merger between GTCR and Surmodics — the first defeat of a merger challenge brought during President Donald Trump’s second term.  The court found the companies’ divestiture proposal sufficient, marking another win for merging parties litigating proposed remedies and defying the FTC’s insistence on standalone buyers for divested assets.A US judge on Monday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s bid to block the merger between GTCR and Surmodics — the first defeat of a merger challenge brought during President Donald Trump’s second term....

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