Adobe's $20bn Figma purchase faces potential setback from EU

EU officials see by as a 'killer acquisition' to see off rivals

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Adobe’s $20bn Figma purchase faces potential setback from EU
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Adobe’s $20bn Figma purchase faces potential setback from EU

Regulators in Brussels are preparing to file competition charges against Adobe’s $20 billion deal to buy Figma. These may come as early as this week.

The charges will signal the EU's concerns that the merger could lead to less innovation and higher prices, as reported by The Financial Times. The EU believes that the acquisition would harm riv...

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