In This Issue:
- Transactions Involving Digital Media in Europe: Know the Source
- New Framework on Market Abuse in the European Union
- Current Developments
..“Made in Germany” Attracts Foreign Investors
.. Eurozone Faces Disinflation
- Noteworthy Deals
..ZF Friedrichshafen to Merge with TRW Automotive Holdings
..Qualcomm to Acquire British CSR
..Siemens to Take Over Dresser-Rand
..United Internet to Acquire Fiber- Optic Network Provider Versatel
..Bayer Successfully Acquired Consumer Care Business of Merck
..Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline Enter into Major Three-Part Transaction
..Pfizer Fails to Acquire British- Swedish Rival Astra-Zeneca
- Excerpt from Transactions Involving Digital Media in Europe: Know the Source:
The market in Europe for resale of software and other digital media is growing, and this represents an opportunity and a threat for companies involved in M&A activities.
The resale market for used software and other forms of media is increasingly attractive for small and mid-sized enterprises to acquire the digital assets upon which their business operations rely. From software downloads to e-books, online platforms have been created to facilitate the second-hand trade in different forms of digital media. While there may be obvious short-term benefits of such resales–not least in cost terms– the existence of resold digital media may cause issues in planned M&A transactions in Europe.
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