Adobe's $20bn deal to acquire Figma under threat from EU investigation

Adobe’s $20bn deal to

acquire

rival

Figma

is set to

face a lengthy

antitrust

investigation in the EU, in the latest move

(

that threatens the software giant’s attempt to

consolidate

the digital design market

)

.According to four people with direct knowledge of the move,

European antitrust regulators are preparing to launch a formal investigation

into the acquisition later this year, over concerns the

transaction

will lead to less innovation and higher prices. acquire v.獲得;得到;購得 rival n.競爭對手&v.與…相匹敵 antitrust adj. 反壟斷的;反托拉斯的 consolidate v. 鞏固;結(jié)成一體，合并 transaction n.交易；處理；業(yè)務；買賣 譯文：

Adobe以200億美元收購Figma的交易受到歐盟調(diào)查的威脅

Adobe以200億美元收購競爭對手Figma的交易將在歐盟面臨漫長的反壟斷調(diào)查，這一最新舉措威脅到這家軟件巨頭鞏固數(shù)字設計市場的企圖。據(jù)四位直接了解此舉的人士透露，歐洲反壟斷監(jiān)管機構(gòu)正準備在今年晚些時候?qū)Υ舜问召徴归_正式調(diào)查，原因是擔心該交易將導致創(chuàng)新減少和價格上漲。來自金融時報（Financial Times）