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Qualcomm’s second grab for Autotalks highlights shift in global merger scrutiny

By Andrew Boyce and Lewis Crofts ( June 6, 2025, 16:06 GMT | Comment) -- Qualcomm’s completion of its Autotalks acquisition, apparently without a squeak from regulators, shows the changed climate for dealmaking little more than a year on from the US chipmaker abandoning its first attempt. The EU watchdog has lost the power it used to take on the deal; UK enforcers are shying away from international deals; and US regulators are softer on deals that advance US companies' interests. Avenues to scrutinize the transaction do remain open — if the EU has the appetite to pick a fight.What a difference a year makes. In March 2024, Qualcomm appeared reluctantly to give up its dogged pursuit of Israeli tech company Autotalks amid a tide of regulatory concern on both sides of the Atlantic....

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