FTC批准365 Retail Markets收购Cantaloupe案最终同意令，要求剥离Three Square Market
FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Micromarket Kiosks Deal
美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）批准涉及365 Retail Markets以8.48亿美元收购Cantaloupe的最终同意令。命令要求365 Retail将Cantaloupe旗下竞争对手Three Square Market剥离给Seaga Manufacturing，并要求其按合理且非歧视性条款向客户和第三方提供软件与硬件整合。
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order involving 365 Retail Markets LLC’s $848 million acquisition of Cantaloupe Inc., a deal which seeks to combine the two largest providers of micromarket kiosks as well as software and services that allow food service operators to manage and operate numerous micromarkets.
The FTC’s final consent order requires 365 Retail to divest Cantaloupe’s competing micromarket kiosk provider, Three Square Market, to Seaga Manufacturing Inc.
The consent order settles FTC charges alleging that 365 Retail’s initial proposed acquisition of Cantaloupe would have eliminated head-to-head competition, likely driving up the price for micromarket kiosks and related software and services, while reducing product and service quality. Higher micromarket kiosk costs would likely be passed on to consumers in the form of higher food prices, the FTC alleged.
The final consent order also imposes other conditions, including requiring 365 Retail to offer integrations between its software and hardware on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms to customers and third parties.
Following a public comment period, the Commission voted 2-0 to approve the final order.
来源：美国联邦贸易委员会 · 竞争与反垄断 · ftc.gov