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Europe approves F1 owner Liberty's MotoGP takeover

Jun.24   Europe is no longer a barrier to F1 owner Liberty Media's acquisition of MotoGP. Liberty announced its intention to buy MotoGP in April 2024, but by December, optimism gave way to uncertainty as the European Commission launched a formal antitrust investigation into the 4.2 billion euro deal. What began as confident talk from CEO Greg Maffei soon became a full-scale regulatory hurdle, with new competition chief Teresa Ribera Rodriguez expressing 'serious concerns' about market impact and broadcaster competition. However, Liberty and MotoGP have now jointly declared that the European Commission has given 'unconditional approval' to the takeover deal. 'The deal is now expected to...
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