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capo on June 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google buys Meebo

"... has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Google!".

Does that mean that they are expecting some sort of regulatory review before it's a done deal or is it just standard speak?

tomkarlo on June 4, 2012 [–]

Standard language. Mergers usually can't be completed until after certain regulatory reviews are complete. In the US, one of the most common (for larger deals) is HSR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart-Scott-Rodino_Antitrust_Imp...

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