Progress

Current status
concluded
22 Jul 2024 concluded

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

22 Jul 2024
concluded

Closed EU Commission investigation on the acquisition of Winthrop Technologies by Blackstone concerning the construction of datacenters

On 22 July 2024, the European Commission approved the acquisition of Winthrop Technologies, a dedicated builder of data centers located in Ireland, by Blackstone Inc., a global alternative asset manager, under the EU Merger Regulation. The transacti…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority