Weird Monopolies

Each of these is a specific weird or niche monopoly.

A K-Pop Monopoly?

Kakao, SM Entertainment, Hybe and BTS. Drama!

Mar 3, 2023 •

Thoma Bravo: The Bridge Trolls of Enterprise Software?

Private equity giant Thoma Bravo bought two ID management service firms over the summer, Ping and SailPoint. Now it's buying ForgeRock. Should we care?

Nov 22, 2022 •

Weird Monopoly: A Ketamine Clinic Roll-Up

Irwin Naturals is trying to be the Coca Cola of psychedelics and cannabis. The firm seeks to become the dominant distributor, and has embarked on a…

Nov 4, 2022 •

The Monopolists on the Farm

Rural America is in trouble.. Finally, the Federal Trade Commission is doing something about it, in this case focusing on pesticide monopolists.

Oct 26, 2022 •

A Church Software Roll-Up

Ministry Brands will sell your church everything it needs to be on the cloud.

Oct 20, 2022 •

There's a weird monopoly in premium car audio systems.

Oct 13, 2022 •

Antitrust enforcer Jonathan Kanter is reinvigorating merger law. This time, it's blocking monopolization in the lock industry.

Sep 16, 2022 •

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