SAMR blocks a Baidu M&A
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SAMR, the antitrust watchdog, will block Baidu’s USD 3.6 billion acquisition of live-streaming platform YY Live, according to Reuters’ sources.
Background: The deal was announced in November 2020 and has been under review by SAMR over the last several months.
According to Reuters:
“SAMR was unlik...