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Administrative Council for Economic Defense ordered Microsoft and Inflection AI to notify transaction for merger review

On 13 May 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) ordered Microsoft and Inflection AI to formally notify their transaction. CADE determined that the combination of the technology licensing agreements and the transfer of speciali…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2024-08-19
under deliberation

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

2026-05-13
under investigation

On 13 May 2026, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) ordered Microsoft and Inflec…