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Adobe (ADBE, $309.13) has announced that it would acquire Figma for $20 billion, taking out one of its biggest rivals in the realm of digital design. After rumours surfaced early on Thursday about a potential acquisition, Adobe made it official in a press release shortly afterwards. It’s big news in the design and development world, particularly as Figma has been competing heavily with Adobe’s XD products in recent years.
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Investors were not persuaded, driving down Adobe's stock by 17%. Many of them said they understood the rationale around the strategy but argued Adobe overpaid for a company that was valued at about $10 billion in a private fundraising round a little over a year ago.
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Adobe also released its Q3 earnings which saw the company post revenues of $4.43 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $3.40, which respectively met and exceeded analysts’ expectations. Nevertheless, the company said that it might need to finance this deal with a loan, and it provided a lukewarm outlook for the next quarter.