Ad Tech Inside the Collapse of Ad Tech's 'Once in a Lifetime' Merger After a year of regulatory scrutiny and the ravages of a pandemic, the Taboola and Outbrain merger is no more The pair failed to restructure an earlier deal which would have seen Taboola make a $250 million payment.Outbrain, Taboola By Ronan Shields & Sara JerdeSeptember 9, 2020 Key Insights: Regulatory scrutiny took longer than expected, putting pressure on financing. WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED. Subscribe today! To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber View Subscription Options Already a member? Sign in