by Max Bank | 10.02.2026 | Big Tech
Civil society organisations across Europe seriously regret the European Commission’s decision to unconditionally clear Google’s proposed acquisition of Wiz. The decision runs counter to lessons drawn from past under-enforcement in the digital sector, the Commission’s...
by Max Bank | 09.02.2026 | Big Tech
As Rebalance Now, we are part of the Digital Merger Watch (DMW) project. Digital Merger Watch is a global initiative dedicated to scrutinising and challenging Big Tech’s efforts to reinforce its dominance through mergers and acquisitions. On the 5th February, the DMW...
by Max Bank | 28.01.2026 | Basics
The European Commission’s competition authority, DG Competition, is currently revising its merger guidelines. We are closely monitoring this process and are advocating for a strengthening of the guidelines in order to prevent further anti-competitive mergers and the...
by Max Bank | 27.01.2026 | Big Tech, Publications
Google intends to acquire the cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion. This would be the largest acquisition in Google’s history and another step toward strengthening Google’s market power. As highlighted in a recent paper we published, Google’s power is already far...
by Max Bank | 09.12.2025 | Big Tech, Press release
Over 70 press freedom groups and NGOs, businesses, experts, and think tanks have urged the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera to reject Google’s offered remedies in the adtech antitrust case. In the letter...
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