Durchgewunken: EU genehmigt IBM/Cognos Übernahme
IBM und Cognos haben eine wichtige Hürde genommen: Nach einer Prüfung durch europäische Behörden wird der Deal genehmigt. Link zur offiziellen Pressemitteilung.
Zitat aus einer Pressemitteilung:
The Commission examined the effects that the proposed merger would have on the business analytics sector and its various sub-divisions. In each instance, the Commission found that the horizontal overlap between the parties' activities would not give rise to competition concerns, since the parties' combined market share would be moderate at EEA level. The combined IBM/Cognos entity would continue to face several strong competitors and customers would find sufficient alternative suppliers of such software products.