Online advertising: the Autorité de la concurrence clears the acquisition of sole control of Teads by Outbrain

On 18 November 2024, Outbrain notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its plan to acquire sole control of Teads, which is currently controlled by the Altice group.

For the first time in a merger control decision, the Autorité examined the non-search-related online advertising sector. At the end of its investigation, the Autorité cleared the transaction without conditions.