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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9543
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Commission opens in-depth investigation into planned acquisition of DoubleClick by Google

Brussels, 14/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided on Tuesday 13 November to open an in-depth investigation into the planned acquisition of DoubleClick by the American company Google. The initial investigation carried out by the Commission revealed that the acquisition entailed competition issues in the markets for intermediation and ad serving in online advertising.

Alongside its internet search engine and online advertising space, Google also provides intermediation...

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