European Union: Referral procedure by EU Member States concerning the acquisition of certain assets of Inflection by Microsoft

Progress

Current status
concluded
18 Sep 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
ML and AI development
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

18 Sep 2024
concluded

Closed Referral procedure by EU Member States concerning the acquisition of certain assets of Inflection by Microsoft

On 18 September 2024, the European Commission acknowledged the withdrawal of referral requests by seven Member States regarding the acquisition of certain assets of Inflection AI, Inc. by Microsoft Corporation under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regul…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body central government