Google's IPO was controversial because Google used a Dutch investment banking firm to underwrite the IPO.
Google's use of the Dutch auction process deals with the manner in which a selling range is established, marketed, and executed... NOT with the nationality of the firms involved. Any controversy was because of the issue price falling short of the anticipated initial selling range.

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The use of the Dutch auction process was not the source of controversy, but rather it was the issue price falling short of the anticipated range that caused controversy. The statement incorrectly implies that the controversy was due to the use of a Dutch investment banking firm.

Google's IPO Was Controversial Because Google Used a Dutch Investment