PLATFORM MERGERS AND ANTITRUST

 G. Parker et al., here. 

MERGER ANALYSIS GONE DIGITAL: TIME TO REBOOT?

Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, here.

- Illumina/PacBio mentioned by Shapiro, here (CMA's file here);
- Carl Shapiro combining an ex ante regulatory approach with a stricter M&A regime (59:26) - the latter not at all pandemic related, in case you were wondering;
- Results from FTC Issues 6(b) Orders (here), soon. 

Dublin-based Ion Group in talks to buy Mergermarket owner

FT, here. 

Acquisitions in the third party tracking industry: competition and data protection aspects

E. Bietti, R. Binns, here. 

Apple acquires music analytics firm that claims it can ‘find the next Justin Bieber’

The Verge, here. 

IPG Confirms $2.3 Billion Deal to Acquire Data Marketing Company Acxiom

AdWeek, here.

Microsoft offers EU hardware, software LinkedIn concessions: sources

Reuters, here.

(See also here).

Competition and Data Protection Policies in the Era of Big Data: Privacy Guarantees as Policy Tools

N. Jentzsch, here.

FCC Privacy Plan Could Hamper Verizon's Data Integration With AOL and Yahoo

AdAge, here. 

Vestager says EU may review small but data-rich M&A deals

Reuters, here. 

Facebook Probe in Antitrust and Privacy Gray Zone, Vestager Says

Bloomberg, here.

Big data company Teradata acquires UK’s Big Data Partnership

TechCrunch, here.