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eBay’s £890m Depop swoop given green light by CMA

Published: July 15, 2026 at 7:16 am

Author: Jonathan Symcox

The UK competition regulator has cleared eBay’s $1.2 billion (£890 million) deal to buy second-hand fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy.

The all-cash deal, announced in February, comes five years after online marketplace Etsy bought Depop for $1.6bn (£1.18bn).

The Competition and Markets Authority referred the deal to an initial phase 1 investigation but has given it the green light.

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