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Everything is ready, before the wind. Google bought Groupon the road a little bit backward, but it is like playing video games, the last there is always the most difficult to get the enemy. Money is not a problem for Google, the problem is how to get off at the end of the Great Boss Government's anti-monopoly review.
According to Reuters, Google could face in the process of acquisition of Groupon considerable difficulty, that is, the federal government from the long, complex antitrust review. Relevant sources said on Wednesday: "The more the acquisition, Google is facing more scrutiny. Google to be this careful consideration."
But on the review itself, the parties are not quite the same view. Some investment banks that the U.S. government's review process may take a long time; but there are also bankers said, Google has a strong singer in the basis of self-defense, because the U.S. networks buy low threshold for the industry, the market has 80 to 100 home of such companies, this is Google against the "monopoly" argument only evidence.
Groupon located in Chicago, said Wednesday they have bought a Ludic Labs. The latter mainly the development of local marketing services, such Offer Foundry and Diddit. Groupon Perot also announced the opening of the city in California, office space, and plans to the local team of employees next year from 25 to over 100 people.
Earlier before, Groupon said that it has acquired the other three buy site are: uBuyiBuy, Beeconomic and Atlaspost, this acquisition will help Groupon to its extend its operations to East and Southeast Asia. The three companies are committed to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore market, buy the market; in this transaction, the site will be gradually transferred to Groupon's. Wednesday, Groupon also introduced Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines and Taiwan sites.
