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EU stance on 'killer' and 'reverse killer' acquisitions fleshed out in Adobe-Figma policy brief

By Natalie McNelis ( September 25, 2024, 15:33 GMT | Insight) -- The EU review of Adobe’s abandoned bid to acquire Figma in 2023 didn’t result in a published decision, but today the regulator put out a policy brief that gave indications of how it reviewed the concerns about “killer” and “reverse killer” acquisitions that were pivotal to its opposition to the $20 billion deal. The brief can be instructive to future dealmakers who fear their transactions may be similarly characterized.The EU review of Adobe’s abandoned bid to acquire Figma in 2023 didn’t result in a published decision, but today the regulator put out a policy brief that gave indications of how it reviewed the concerns about “killer” and “reverse killer” acquisitions that were pivotal to its opposition to the $20 billion deal (see here). ...

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