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Salesforce, Slack deal wins Japan approval, the first case reviewed by JFTC's new digital merger section

By Toko Sekiguchi ( July 1, 2021, 10:24 GMT | Insight) -- Salesforce.com’s $27.7 billion purchase of the messaging platform Slack was unconditionally approved by Japan’s antitrust regulator today. It was the first deal reviewed by the Japan Fair Trade Commission’s newly expanded merger division, which now has added capacity to review digital cases.Salesforce.com’s $27.7 billion purchase of the messaging platform Slack has been approved by Japan’s antitrust regulator....

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