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The Federal Trade Commission filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and an anesthesia services company.

The FTC has sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its creator, private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.

The Federal Trade Commission sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners, alleging the company has established monopoly power in key Texas health-care markets.

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FTC alleges U.S. Anesthesia Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe executed an anticompetitive scheme to monopolize the Texas anesthesiology market and drive up prices.

The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

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Beyond those in Colorado, other local governments had also appeared to tap K Street to help move the headquarters to their state.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Alpine Investors said they raised their largest-ever private equity funds in separate announcements on Wednesday....