# Figma and Adobe are abandoning our proposed merger

DevFeed: [Figma and Adobe are abandoning our proposed merger](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/figma-and-adobe-are-abandoning-our-proposed-merger-9662.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/figma-adobe-abandon-proposed-merger/>)

Author: Dylan Field

Published: 2023-12-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Canvas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canvas.md>)

Tags: [acquisition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/acquisition.md>), [adobe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/adobe.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [digital-products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-products.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [partner](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/partner.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [regulatory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/regulatory.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

Figma and Adobe are ending their proposed acquisition after 15 months of regulatory review because they no longer see a path to approval. Figma will continue as an independent company while exploring ways to partner with Adobe, and it highlights recent developer-focused, prototyping, collaboration, and AI product work.

## Source excerpt

Fifteen months into the regulatory review process, Figma and Adobe no longer see a path toward regulatory approval of our proposed acquisition.