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Comment: Visa-Plaid merger abandonment shows perils of using Big Tech defense

By Brian Baker
  • 15 Jan 2021 13:36
  • 28 Jan 2021 12:32
Visa and Plaid’s decision to abandon their proposed deal in the face of a challenge from the US Justice Department shows the difficulty in proving to regulators that a competitive threat from Big Tech companies warrants dealmaking by incumbent industry leaders. 
The companies terminated their $5.3 billion deal Tuesday (see

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