Key Lessons from the Recent Bazaarvoice Decision

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Franco Castelli, Mar 13, 2014

In a significant victory for the Department of Justice, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently held that Bazaarvoice’s completed acquisition of rival PowerReviews violated the antitrust laws. Bazaarvoice acquired PowerReviews in June 2012 in a $160 million transaction that was exempt from the HSR Act’s reporting and waiting period requirements because the