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European Union: EU Commission closed third-party observations period on OpenAI OpCo, SoftBank Group Corp. and SB OAI Japan GK concentration

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EU Commission closed third-party observations period on OpenAI OpCo, SoftBank Group Corp. and SB OAI Japan GK concentration

On 27 April 2026, the third-party observations period on the proposed concentration in Case M.12391 closed. The European Commission had opened the observations period on 17 April 2026 following the publication of the prior notification of the propos…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-04-07
under deliberation

On 7 April 2026, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant…

2026-04-17
in consultation

On 17 April 2026, the European Commission published a prior notification of the proposed concentrat…

2026-04-27
processing consultation

On 27 April 2026, the third-party observations period on the proposed concentration in Case M.12391…

2026-05-04
in force

On 4 May 2026, the European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a …