UK and EU regulators blocking Adobe's Figma deal changes the liquidity environment for startup founders and VCs, and focuses dollars on IPO-capable winners
The writing has been on the wall for sometime — the regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have been hemming and hawing …
The European Commission opens a full-scale investigation into Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition, after a preliminary review found the deal may reduce competition
> concerns that it may reduce competition — This kind of statement always takes me aback. I mean, it couldn't be more obvious that whenever a big dominant company buys an up-and-coming competitor o...
Sources: Adobe's $20B Figma deal faces an in-depth EU probe as Adobe won't offer remedies for potential competition concerns, after the UK began a similar probe
This is basically Adobe trying to buy their way out of competing with Figma. … Oliver Reichenstein / @reichenstein@mastodon.social : More good news from the EU: https://www.bloomberg.com/... Twitter: ...
The UK CMA worries Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition “could stifle innovation and lead to higher costs” and gives Adobe five days for proposals to address concerns
There is no “could”. This is an obvious Monopoly move and it *will* stifle innovation. — https://www.reuters.com/... Twitter: @cmagovuk : We have concerns that #Adobe's potential purchase of #Figma...
The UK CMA worries Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition “could stifle innovation and lead to higher costs” and gives Adobe five days for proposals to address concerns
Britain's competition regulator on Friday said Photoshop owner Adobe Inc's (ADBE.O) $20 billion buyout …
After requests by regulators, the European Commission will review Adobe's $20B Figma deal, citing antitrust concerns, despite being under its revenue threshold
Mergers: Commission to assess proposed acquisition of Figma … Tweets: @eu_competition : EUMergerControl Commission 🇪🇺 to assess proposed acquisition of Figma by Adobe 🔗➡️https:// europa.eu/!KgfGVw htt...