Large tech merger provides an early opportunity to test the fitness of the competition regime in 2020

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Anthony Rosen

Legal Director
UK

I am a legal director at Bird & Bird with a core focus on Technology & Communications. I enjoy supporting clients on the global challenges facing the digital and communications sector as well as other regulated industries building on my significant telecommunications regulatory and competition law experience.

In November 2019, Google announced that it is buying Fitbit, one of the most well-known fitness trackers, for $2.1 billion, pending regulatory approval. Throughout 2019, competition authorities and Governments across the globe have scrutinised Big Tech and examined competition in digital markets. The FTC has conducted a series of hearings and the DOJ is now scrutinizing online platforms.

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