Adobe sees legal win over German M&A scrutiny head to country's top court
By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts ( August 21, 2026, 13:47 GMT | Insight) -- US software giant Adobe’s court victory striking down German merger scrutiny of its 2018 acquisition of Magento and Marketo is to be reviewed by the Federal Court of Justice. Germany's most senior judges last year sided with the competition authority in a similar dispute with Meta Platforms.Adobe’s dispute with the German competition authority over what M&A transactions it is entitled to review will be examined by the country’s top judges, MLex has learned....
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