- Fines amounting to approximately 19.4 million euros imposed for illegal cartel agreements
- Proceedings against Amazon, Apple, Alphabet/Google, Meta/Facebook and Microsoft
- Approximately 900 company mergers examined
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Following in-depth investigations in the second phase of merger control, the Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by KME SE, to indirectly acquire all shares in Sundwiger Messingwerk GmbH.
Following intensive investigations, the Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Konsum Dresden eG to join EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen eG and thus the EDEKA group, in the first phase of the merger control proceeding.
The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Schüco International KG, Bielefeld, (Schüco) to acquire 49 per cent of the shares in GEST – Holding Gesellschaft m.b.H, Hof bei Salzburg, Austria (GEST).
Taking over employees may be subject to merger control in Germany
Over the past few weeks, the Bundeskartellamt has been examining whether the takeover of almost all employees of Inflection AI, Inc. (in the following: Inflection) by Microsoft Corporation (in the following: Microsoft) in March 2024 is subject to German merger control.
Taking over employees may be subject to merger control in Germany – Bundeskartellamt not competent to review Microsoft/Inflection transaction as Inflection has no substantial operations in Germany
