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Booking, Etraveli takeover draws in-depth EU review

By Natalie McNelis
  • 16 Nov 2022 16:15
  • 16 Nov 2022 16:18
Booking Holdings’ bid to take over Swedish online travel agent Etraveli has been sent for an in-depth investigation by EU competition officials, according to a statement from the regulator this afternoon (see here).
The European Commission’s top concern is that the deal would allow Booking to strengthen its position on

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Natalie McNelis

Senior Correspondent


Natalie McNelis covers mergers for MLex in Brussels. Before joining MLex in 2017, she spent 20 years as an international trade and competition lawyer in law firms including Stibbe and WilmerHale. Natalie has a BA in English from Mount Holyoke College, a JD from Harvard Law School and an LLM in EU law from KU Leuven. She is admitted to the bar in New York.

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