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Comment: Facebook-Kustomer merger prompts tussle for jurisdiction between EU and Germany

By Andrew Boyce ( July 23, 2021, 14:18 GMT | Comment) -- German action against Facebook over its planned acquisition of Kustomer could become a pinch point between national competition authorities and the European Commission over how to tackle “killer acquisitions” and other mergers that don’t meet ordinary review thresholds. The commission and the Bundeskartellamt have both taken an interest in the deal, raising the potential for a jurisdictional clash.German action against Facebook over its planned acquisition of Kustomer could become a pinch point between national competition authorities and the European Commission over how to tackle “killer acquisitions” and other mergers that don’t meet ordinary review thresholds....

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