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Comment: Google's Looker buyout bumps into enforcers hunting 'killer' acquisitions

By Nicholas Hirst and Natalie McNelis ( June 7, 2019, 16:29 GMT | Comment) -- Google’s bid for Looker could face competition scrutiny in Europe, particularly in jurisdictions such as Germany and Austria which have recently introduced value-based review thresholds to catch suspected “killer” acquisitions. Whether it ends up raising competition concerns is an altogether different question. But enforcers, who are under intense pressure over the state of competition in the tech economy, will want to show they have some hold over such deals.Google’s bid for Looker could face competition scrutiny in Europe, particularly in jurisdictions such as Germany and Austria which have recently introduced value-based review thresholds to catch suspected “killer” acquisitions....

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