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Administrative Council for Economic Defense opened investigation into Microsoft/Mistral AI transaction

On 19 August 2024, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) opened an investigation into arrangements between Microsoft and Mistral AI. The investigation followed a preliminary review initiated after the UK Competition and Markets Auth…

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

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2024-08-19
under deliberation

On 19 August 2024, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) opened an investigation i…

2026-05-19
concluded

On 13 May 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) closed its investigation int…