European Union: European Commission opened an investigation into proposed acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group (Case M.11956)
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European Commission opened an investigation into proposed acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group (Case M.11956)
On 22 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) opened an investigation into Universal Music Group's (UMG) proposed acquisition of Downtown under the EU Merger Regulation. It was highlighted that UMG is involved in wholesale recorded music distributio…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2025-06-16
in consultation
2025-06-26
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