Description
Administrative Council for Economic Defense closed investigation into Microsoft/Mistral AI transaction
On 13 May 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) closed its investigation into the transaction between Microsoft and Mistral AI. The CADE examined Microsoft's investment in Mistral, the provision of cloud supercomputing infrast…
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Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority