Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal Faces EU Antitrust Probe
- EU countries asked European Commission to look at deal
- Antitrust issues in product design and software flagged
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Adobe Inc.’s proposed $20 billion takeover of design firm Figma Inc. risks a lengthy European Union probe after the bloc’s antitrust watchdog warned of potential concerns over the deal.
The European Commission said it had received requests from a number of national regulators to look into the deal, even though it falls below the normal revenue thresholds to warrant an EU-level review, according to a statement Wednesday.