Adobe's Figma Deal Battles Regulatory Headwinds
Adobe's Figma Deal Battles Regulatory Headwinds
Adobe的Figma交易与监管逆风作斗争
- Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) received a second request for information from the U.S. Department of Justice on its proposed $20 billion acquisition.
- The deal, one of the largest takeovers of a private software maker, has a targeted completion in 2023.
- Adobe, the top creative software maker for design professionals, is looking to expand its web-based offerings to make inroads with nonprofessional customers and small businesses.
- Also Read: Microsoft Battled Barrage Of EU Antitrust Complaints; From Unfair Licensing Practices To Activision Blizzard Acquisition
- In recent years, that market has gravitated to web-native companies such as San Francisco-based Figma, Canva Inc, and Lightricks Ltd, Bloomberg reports.
- The DOJ asked Adobe and Figma to provide additional information on the deal, known as a second request.
- The action means regulatory approval for the deal cannot come until at least 30 days after Adobe and Figma fulfill the request, the DOJ ends its review, or the parties agree to an extension, the companies said.
- Figma is used to prototype and design interfaces for apps and websites and has built a devoted customer base due to its highly collaborative system, freemium pricing, and lightweight interface.
- While it has trounced Adobe's rival XD offering in recent years, Adobe argued that Figma is not a meaningful competitor.
- Wall Street analysts criticized the purchase price, and investors also seem wary.
- NVIDIA Corp's (NASDAQ:NVDA) deal to acquire British chip designer Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) fell prey to regulatory objections.
- Price Action: ADBE shares closed lower by 0.17% at $337.83 on Thursday.
- Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) received a second request for information from the U.S. Department of Justice on its proposed $20 billion acquisition.
- The deal, one of the largest takeovers of a private software maker, has a targeted completion in 2023.
- Adobe, the top creative software maker for design professionals, is looking to expand its web-based offerings to make inroads with nonprofessional customers and small businesses.
- Also Read: Microsoft Battled Barrage Of EU Antitrust Complaints; From Unfair Licensing Practices To Activision Blizzard Acquisition
- In recent years, that market has gravitated to web-native companies such as San Francisco-based Figma, Canva Inc, and Lightricks Ltd, Bloomberg reports.
- The DOJ asked Adobe and Figma to provide additional information on the deal, known as a second request.
- The action means regulatory approval for the deal cannot come until at least 30 days after Adobe and Figma fulfill the request, the DOJ ends its review, or the parties agree to an extension, the companies said.
- Figma is used to prototype and design interfaces for apps and websites and has built a devoted customer base due to its highly collaborative system, freemium pricing, and lightweight interface.
- While it has trounced Adobe's rival XD offering in recent years, Adobe argued that Figma is not a meaningful competitor.
- Wall Street analysts criticized the purchase price, and investors also seem wary.
- NVIDIA Corp's (NASDAQ:NVDA) deal to acquire British chip designer Arm Ltd from SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) fell prey to regulatory objections.
- Price Action: ADBE shares closed lower by 0.17% at $337.83 on Thursday.
- Adobe(纳斯达克股票代码：ADBE)收到第二个请求信息美国司法部提出的200亿美元收购计划。
- 这笔交易是对私人软件制造商的最大规模收购之一，目标是在2023年完成。
- Adobe是面向专业设计人员的顶级创意软件制造商，该公司正在寻求扩大其基于网络的产品，以打入非专业客户和小企业。
- 另请阅读： 微软与欧盟反垄断投诉接二连三的斗争；从不公平的许可做法到Activision Blizzard的收购
- 据彭博社报道，近年来，这一市场被总部位于旧金山的Figma、Canva Inc和Lightricks Ltd等网络本土公司所吸引。
- 美国司法部要求Adobe和Figma提供有关这笔交易的额外信息，即所谓的第二次请求。
- 两家公司表示，这一行动意味着，在Adobe和Figma满足要求、美国司法部结束审查或双方同意延期至少30天后，监管机构才能批准这笔交易。
- Figma用于应用程序和网站的原型和设计界面，并因其高度协作的系统、免费增值定价和轻量级界面而建立了忠诚的客户基础。
- 虽然近年来它击败了Adobe的竞争对手XD，但Adobe辩称，Figma并不是一个有意义的竞争对手。
- 华尔街分析师批评了这一收购价格，投资者似乎也持谨慎态度。
- 英伟达(纳斯达克：NVDA)收购英国芯片设计公司ARM有限公司的交易软银集团(场外交易代码：SFTBY)(场外交易代码：SFTBF)成为监管机构反对的牺牲品。
- 价格行动：亚银股价周四收低0.17%，报337.83美元。
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