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Merger-value thresholds catch few deals and no unicorns in Austria, official says

By Natalie McNelis ( May 23, 2019, 16:15 GMT | Insight) -- New value-based thresholds to trigger merger reviews, intended to capture “killer” acquisitions of young startups by bigger tech companies, have had a limited impact so far in Austria, an official from the national competition authority has said — reflecting a similar picture in neighboring Germany. The new system has resulted in only “around 20” more mergers being filed for review in Austria, Lisa Schwartz said.New value-based thresholds to trigger merger reviews, intended to capture “killer” acquisitions of young startups by bigger tech companies, have had a limited impact so far in Austria, an official from the national competition authority has said — reflecting a similar picture in neighboring Germany....

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