Crowd Control: CMA Blocks Equity Crowdfunding Merger

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[Matthew U]

"I think their feeling is that they don't want to see the next Facebook, the next Google ... built by M&A under their watch" - Jeff Lynn, Seedrs co-founder, in the FT today on why the Competition and Markets Authority is taking a very restrictive approach to digital mergers.