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Comment: Amazon-MGM deal raises concerns with regulators even as theory of harm remains murky

By Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger
  • 10 Dec 2021 15:15
  • 10 Dec 2021 15:45
A government request for more in-depth information about Amazon’s proposed acquisition of MGM was unsurprising given the strict approach the US Federal Trade Commission is taking with Big Tech companies.
However, a challenge to the transaction would be a stretch because the agency ultimately must prove to a court

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Flavia Fortes

Global Head of Mergers


Flavia writes about merger control, antitrust enforcement and litigation in the U.S. and Brazil. Before joining MLex, Flavia worked as an Antitrust Consultant in the Federal Trade Commission's Office of International Affairs and as a Research Fellow for the American Antitrust Institute. She has written on the intersection of antitrust law and intellectual property law in technology-driven and innovative markets.

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