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Google-Fitbit investigation at US DOJ in holding pattern, awaiting new leadership

By Jenna Ebersole and Natalie McNelis
  • 19 Mar 2021 14:06
  • 19 Mar 2021 14:06
The investigation of Google’s acquisition of Fitbit has gone quiet at the US Department of Justice pending the arrival of new leadership at the antitrust division, MLex has learned.
The DOJ’s probe remains open, it’s understood. The transaction is in an unusual position because the companies closed it just before

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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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