Google’s Motorola Takeover Faces Longer Antitrust Scrutiny
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Google Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. received a request for additional information from the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division, lengthening the review of the search giant’s proposed takeover.
The companies intend to “fully cooperate” and “respond expeditiously” to the Justice Department, according to a regulatory filing by Motorola Mobility. Google’s acquisition of the company, first announced in August, is expected to close by the end of this year or in early 2012.