- Antitrust approval has already been granted in the U.S., Canada and Brazil.
- A November 22 deadline has been set by the European Commission to review the arrangement. If concerns arise, an extended investigation would be opened.
- Salesforce (NYSE:CRM +6.2%), looking to generate added complication, has attacked the deal claiming competition would be hurt should it go through. With today's news the company won't be making a bid for Twitter along with prior commentary, the suggestion LinkedIn (MSFT, LNKD) was the asset Salesforce truly desired to win seems increasingly tenable.