Progress

Current status
concluded
02 Mar 2022 concluded
12 Jan 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

02 Mar 2022
concluded

CMA clearance decision on Microsoft/Nuance merger

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the acquisition by Microsoft Corporate of Nuance Communications, Inc. As a decision in Phase 1 of the investigation, the CMA claimed that the merger does not cause a realistic prospect of a sub…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
12 Jan 2022
under deliberation

Launch of Microsoft/Nuance merger inquiry by the CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced the launch of an inquiry into the merger between Microsoft Corporation and Nuance Communications, Inc., to understand whether such operation may cause a substantial lessening of competition w…

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