REG - Competition and Mkts - Merger Update: Adobe/Figma
13/07/2023 10:45
For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: http://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20230713:nRSM9265Fa&default-theme=true RNS Number : 9265F Competition and Markets Authority 13 July 2023 Anticipated acquisition by Adobe Inc. of Figma, Inc. Merger reference decision announced: On 30 June 2023, the CMA decided it is or may be the case that the following merger may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the United Kingdom. Anticipated acquisition by Adobe Inc. of Figma, Inc. Pursuant to section 73A(1) of the Act, Adobe had until 7 July 2023 to offer an undertaking to the CMA that might be accepted by the CMA under section 73(2) of the Enterprise Act 2004 (the Act). On 7 July 2023 Adobe informed the CMA that it would not be offering any undertakings. The CMA has, therefore, decided to refer this merger for a phase 2 investigation pursuant to sections 33(1) and 34ZA(2) of the Act. The text of this decision will be placed on the Competition and Markets Authority's website at https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases (https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases) as soon as is reasonably practicable. In the event of media enquiries please contact Press@cma.gov.uk (mailto:Press@cma.gov.uk) . This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com) or visit www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/) . RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy) . END MERGRGDRDUBDGXX