European Union: European Commission investigation into proposed acquisition of Infinera by Nokia (Case No. M.11663)
Progress
Current status
concluded
26 Feb 2025 concluded
22 Jan 2025 under deliberation
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: network hardware and equipment
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission approved acquisition of Infinera by Nokia (Case No. M.11663)
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission approved Nokia's acquisition of Infinera Corporation, concluding that the transaction raises no competition concerns in the European Economic Area. The acquisition relates to the optical transport equipme…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
European Commission announced investigation into proposed acquisition of Infinera by Nokia (Case No. M.11663)
On 22 January 2025, the European Commission announced an investigation into the acquisition of Infinera by Nokia. The merger relates to Nokia, a Finnish multinational providing network infrastructure, technology, and software services, which is acqu…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority